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R-co Open-ended investment fund (SICAV)
Prospectus
Updated on 28 August 2019
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R-co
I. General characteristics
FORM OF THE UCITS:
Name: R-co
Legal form: Open-ended investment fund (SICAV) governed by French law
Registered office: 29, avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris
Creation date: 24 October 2018
Expected life: 99 years
SUMMARY OF THE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL: The “R-co” SICAV (hereinafter the “SICAV”) has eight sub-funds:
Sub-fund No. 1: R-co Valor Balanced
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
initial
subscription*
C EUR FR0013367265 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100
2,500 euros
D EUR FR0013367273 All subscribers Distribution Euro €100
2,500 euros
F EUR FR0013367281 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
P EUR FR0013367299 See below** Accumulation Euro €1,000
5,000 euros or
500,000 euros
for institutional
investors
PB EUR FR0013367315 See below** Distribution Euro €1,000
5,000 euros or
500,000 euros
for institutional
investors
P USD FR0013367331 See below** Accumulation USD USD 1,000
5,000 US
dollars or
500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
P USD H FR0013367349 See below** Accumulation USD*** USD 1,000
5,000 US
dollars or
500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
R EUR FR0013367356
All subscribers,
specifically
intended for
Accumulation Euro €10 100 euros
UCITS governed by
European
Directive 2009/65/EC
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* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for these shares is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries:
o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or
o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation
- an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros for the P EUR and PB EUR shares
and 500,000 US dollars for the P USD and P USD H shares.
*** These shares are systematically hedged against the currency risk of the sub-fund’s reference currency.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has eight share classes. These eight classes differ particularly from the point of view of their schemes for
allocation of amounts available for distribution, their currency of issue, their management fees and subscription/redemption
fees, their par value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Sub-fund No. 2: MARTIN MAUREL PIERRE CAPITALISATION:
foreign marketing
networks
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
initial
subscription*
D FR0007474028 All subscribers Distribution Euro €152.45 5 shares
C FR0007457890 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €152.45 5 shares
I FR0010680553 Institutional Accumulation Euro €100,000 €1,000,000
ID FR0011361062 Institutional Distribution Euro €100,000 €1,000,000
S FR0010680546
Charity share
intended for
investors of any
kind wishing to
contribute a
portion of the sub-
fund’s
distributable
income to a
public-interest
utility. Each year,
half of the
distributable
income from S
shares is
contributed to
Fondation des
Petits Frères des
Pauvres (a public-
interest
Distribution Euro €1,000.00 1 share
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* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for these shares is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries:
o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or
o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation
- an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has nine share classes. These nine classes differ particularly from the point of view of their schemes for
allocation of amounts available for distribution, their currency of issue, their management fees and subscription/redemption
fees, their par value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Sub-fund No. 3: R-co MINES D’OR:
Share name
ISIN code Target
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency of
issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
subscription
C FR0007001581 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €152.44 1 share
Sub-fund No. 4: MARTIN MAUREL SENIOR PLUS
foundation), and
half is paid to the
shareholders.
I2 FR0011885789 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
F FR0011885797 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
CL FR0013293909 See below** Accumulation Euro
Initial NAV: equal
to the NAV of the
C share on the
day when the CL
share is created
1 share
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
P FR0013293925 See below** Accumulation Euro
€100
1 share
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum initial
initial
subscription*
I FR0010906305 Institutional Accumulation Euro €100,000 €1,000,000
C FR0010909531 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100
1 share
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* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for this stock is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries: o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation - an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros for the I, C, and CL shares, 500,000
Swiss francs for the CL CHF H shares, and 500,000 US dollars for the CL USD H shares.
*** These shares are systematically hedged against the currency risk of the sub-fund’s reference currency.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has five share classes. These five classes differ particularly from the point of view of their currency of issue,
their management fees, their nominal value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Sub-fund No. 5: RMM STRATEGIE MODEREE
*The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
CL FR0013293933 See below** Accumulation Euro €100
1 share
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
CL CHF
H FR0013387388 See below** Accumulation CHF*** CHF 100
1 share
or 500,000
Swiss francs for
institutional
investors
CL USD
H FR0013387370 See below** Accumulation USD*** USD 100
1 share
or 500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Minimum initial
subscription
amount*
Fractional units
C FR0007035555 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-thousandths
D FR0013329356 All subscribers Distribution Euro €100 Ten-thousandths
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Sub-fund No. 6: RMM STRATEGIE DIVERSIFIEE
Share name ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Minimum
initial
subscription
amount*
Fractional
units
C FR0007035571 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
D FR0013329349 All subscribers Distribution Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
*The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
Sub-fund No. 7: RMM STRATEGIE DYNAMIQUE
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Minimum
initial
subscription
amount*
Fractional
units
C FR0007035563 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
D FR0013329505 All subscribers Distribution Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
*The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
Sub-fund No. 8: R-co BOND OPPORTUNITIES
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Initial value
of the
share
Minimum
initial
subscription
amount*
Fractional
units
C EUR FR0013417524 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 €2500 Ten-
thousandths
I EUR FR0013417532 Institutional Accumulation Euro €1000 €5,000,000 Ten-
thousandths
* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
Indication of where the articles of association of the SICAV, the latest annual report, and the latest interim
statement can be obtained:
The latest annual documents and the composition of assets are sent within eight working days of the shareholder’s written
request addressed to:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe
Service commercial
29, avenue de Messine
75008 Paris
The Key Investor Information Documents (KIID) are also available at www.am.eu.rothschildandco.com
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For further information, contact the sales and marketing department (service commercial) of the Management Company
(tel: 01 40 74 40 84) or by e-mail at the following address: clientserviceteam@rothschildandco.com
II. Parties involved
Management Company:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe, portfolio management company approved by the AMF on 6 June 2017 under
number GP-17000014 (below, the “Management Company”).
Limited Partnership
29 avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris
Custodian, Registrar, and Institution responsible for share record maintenance:
Rothschild Martin Maurel (hereinafter the “Custodian”) Limited Partnership 29, avenue de Messine 75008 PARIS
A French credit institution approved by the ACPR (French prudential supervisory and resolution authority)
Description of the Custodian’s duties:
Rothschild Martin Maurel performs the duties defined by the applicable Regulations, namely:
• Safekeeping of the assets of the SICAV;
• Verification of compliance of the Management Company’s decisions,
• Monitoring of cash flows of UCITS.
The Custodian is also responsible for managing the liabilities of the SICAV, which includes centralising its share
subscription and redemption orders as well as managing the issue account and share registers of the SICAV.
Supervision and management of conflicts of interest:
Rothschild Martin Maurel and the management company Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe belong to the same
Group, Rothschild & Co. In accordance with the applicable Regulations, they have put in place a policy and a procedure
appropriate for their size, their organisation, and the nature of their activities in order to take reasonable measures intended
to prevent conflicts of interests that could arise from this relationship.
Delegate(s):
The Custodian has delegated the safekeeping of foreign financial securities to the Custodian, The Bank of New York Mellon
SA/NV (Belgium).
The list of entities used by Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV (Belgium) in the delegation of safekeeping duties and the
information relating to conflicts of interest likely to result from such delegations are available at
www.rothschildandco.com/fr/wealth-management/rothschild-martin-maurel/informations-bancaires.
Updated information is made available to investors free of charge within eight working days on written request from the
shareholder to the Custodian.
Principal Broker: None
Statutory Auditor:
Deloitte & Associés
185, avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92524 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex
Signatory: Olivier GALIENNE
Marketing agent: Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe.
Investors should be aware that not all of the marketing agents for the SICAV are necessarily contracted by the Management
Company and that the Management Company is unable to establish an exhaustive list of the marketing agents because
this list changes on an ongoing basis.
Accounting sub-delegate (delegated by Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe):
CACEIS Fund Administration
1-3, Place Valhubert
75013 Paris
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Advisers: None
Directors:
- Pierre Lecce – Chairman of the Board of Directors – Chief Executive Officer
Pierre Lecce - Manager of Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe.
- Vincent Rasclard – Director – Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Vincent Rasclard holds the position of Marketing and Communications Director at Rothschild & Co Asset Management
Europe
- Charles-Henry Bladier – Director
Charles-Henry Bladier holds the position of Private Banker at Rothschild Martin Maurel
- Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe – Administrator
Represented by Pierre Baudard, duly authorised
III. Management and operations
Sub-fund No. 1: R-co Valor Balanced
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C EUR share: FR0013367265
D EUR share: FR0013367273
F EUR share: FR0013367281
P EUR share: FR0013367299
PB EUR share: FR0013367315
P USD share: FR0013367331
P USD H share: FR0013367349
R EUR share: FR0013367356
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear
France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Delegation of financial management: None
Management objective:
The R-co Valor Balanced sub-fund’s management objective is to seek capital growth over a recommended investment
duration of between 3 and 5 years, through exposure to equity and fixed-income markets with a balanced profile
implementing a discretionary asset allocation and by picking financial securities using financial analysis of the issuers.
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Benchmark:
The R-co Valor Balanced sub-fund has no benchmark, as the management process is based on a selection of securities
in application of fundamental criteria outside of any criterion of belonging to a market index.
In addition, considering the fact that the management team will favour the equity asset class or the fixed-income class
depending on the market circumstances, reference to an indicator would not be representative.
This UCITS is not an index-linked UCITS.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
In order to achieve the management objective, the sub-fund will invest half of its assets in Rothschild & Co Asset
Management Europe’s “Valor” strategy and the other half of its assets in Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe’s
“Euro Crédit” strategy, as described below.
Description of the “Valor” strategy:
The “Valor” strategy’s objective is to seek performance by implementing a discretionary management based especially on anticipating changes on different markets (equities, fixed-income) and on picking financial instruments using financial research of the issuers. The strategy implemented in order to pick the underlyings is based on the following criteria: lasting growth prospects, a weak competitive position (a virtual technical or commercial monopoly or dominant position), a clear understanding of the business of the company in question, and a reasonable price.
Description of the “Euro Crédit” strategy:
The “Euro Crédit” strategy searches for sources of added value across all the fixed-income management drivers. The
strategies implemented are based on the positioning in terms of sensitivity on the rates curve and the allocation to various
issuers. These strategies are defined following a geographic and sector allocation, the picking of issuers and issues.
Allocation decisions are taken depending on the understanding of macro-economic trends, to which detailed analysis of
sector and micro-economic issues are added.
These two strategies will be implemented in compliance with the following overall strategic allocation:
- Between 0% and 55% in equities of all market capitalisations, with the manager striving to expose a maximum of
50% of the sub-fund’s assets to equities,
- Between 45% and 100% in fixed-income products,
- Between 0% and 10% in UCI units and/or shares.
Selection of underlying funds:
o For the equity product segment, the criteria for selecting securities are as follows:
The management process for the sub-fund combines the Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches, thus identifying two
sources of added value:
■ The sectoral allocation results from the analysis of the economic and financial environment. ▪ The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps:
o A quantitative analysis to determine the attractiveness of valuation using ratios tailored to each industry (Enterprise Value/Capital Employed, Enterprise Value/Gross Operating Result, PER, etc.)
o A qualitative analysis based on understanding the competition and how profitability is constructed (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit analysis, patents, brands, regulations, etc.)
o For the fixed-income segment, the following four sources of added value are used for management:
1) Sensitivity: The portfolio’s sensitivity is increased if the manager anticipates a decline in interest rates and vice versa.
2) Credit risk exposure: The management process for the sub-fund combines the Top-Down and Bottom-Up
approaches, thus identifying two sources of added value: ▪ The sectoral and geographical allocation results from the analysis of the economic and financial environment.
This analysis identifies the long-term risks and problems that influence the price formation. In particular, analyses of default histories and competition are examined.
▪ The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps: o A quantitative analysis based on the probability of default:
- by using a large amount of public data and statistics on each company, - by comparing these data to data of companies in the same economic sector, - by determining a theoretical valuation that compares favourably or unfavourably with the
valuation given by the market.
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o A qualitative analysis based on: - sustainability of the sector, - examination of competition, - understanding of the balance sheet, - understanding of the construction of profitability (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit
analysis, patents, brands, regulations, etc.), - understanding of debt schedules (balance sheet and off-balance sheet), - establishment of the probability of intra-sector survival.
3) Yield curve positioning: Depending on the manager’s expectations as to the flattening or steepening of the
yield curve, securities with short and very long maturities shall be preferred to those with intermediate maturity or the reverse.
4) Option strategies: depending on the manager’s expectations about changes in the volatility and prices of the
underlying instruments, the manager will need to sell or buy options on fixed-income markets.
The management company does not exclusively or automatically use credit ratings issued by rating agencies but
undertakes its own in-depth analysis to assess the credit quality of fixed-rate instruments.
o For the UCITS and AIF segment, the criterion for selecting securities is as follows:
UCITS and AIF shall be selected according to a Top-Down approach depending on the asset classes. This selection shall
be made mainly within the range of UCIs managed within the Rothschild & Co. group.
b. Description of the classes of assets (excluding embedded derivatives) and financial contracts used:
• Equities: 0–55% of net assets.
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund will invest on one or more equity markets.
The sectoral and geographical distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined according to
market opportunities.
In any event, within the limit of the holding range specified below, the allocation of the equity segment (investment and/or
exposure) is between 0% and 55% of the sub-fund’s assets in all industrial sectors and all market capitalisations (with a
maximum of 10% small caps and 55% equities of non-OECD countries, including emerging countries).
Nevertheless, the manager will strive to expose a maximum of 50% of the sub-fund’s assets to equities.
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and bonds (including convertible): 45–100% of net assets.
Within the limit of the holding range specified below, the sub-fund shall invest in bonds, negotiable debt securities (in
particular, short-term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before 31 May 2016),
negotiable medium-term notes, and Euro Commercial Paper) of all maturities at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, equity
shares, index-linked bonds, bonds of quality equivalent to investment grade, and convertible bonds (up to 15% maximum).
The sub-fund may also invest up to 50% of its assets in subordinated bonds, including a maximum of 20% in contingent
convertible bonds.
The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined based on market opportunities.
In any event, the exposure to High-Yield bonds shall not exceed 15%. Investments in non-rated securities (excluding
convertible bonds) can represent up to 10% of the sub-fund’s assets.
Similarly, the sub-fund’s exposure to bonds of non-OECD countries, including emerging countries, shall not exceed 10%
of its assets.
• Units or shares of UCITS or AIF: 0–10% of net assets.
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of French or European UCITS funds governed by European directive 2009/65/EC;
- and/or units or shares of French or European AIFs or investment funds established on the basis of a foreign law,
provided that the criteria set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary and financial code are met.
Note: The sub-fund may hold units or shares of UCIs managed directly or by delegation or advised by the Rothschild &
Co. Group.
• For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities
Fixed-income or convertible products
Units or shares of UCIs or investment funds
Holding ranges 0% - 55% 45% - 100% 0% - 10%
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Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries, including emerging countries
0% - 55% 0% - 10% 0% - 10%
Investment in small caps 0% - 10% None 0% - 10%
Investment restrictions imposed by the Management Company
None None None
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets. The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate, credit,
and currency risk. In order to achieve the management objective, these trades shall be carried out for the purposes of
portfolio hedging and/or exposure to reconstitute a synthetic exposure to assets. In particular, the manager may trade
futures, options, swaps (TRS up to 10% of the sub-fund’s net assets) and forwards, and credit derivatives (credit default
swaps).
Option strategies: depending on the manager’s expectations about changes in the volatility and prices of the underlying
instruments, the manager will need to sell or buy options on equity, fixed-income, index, and currency markets. For
example, if a sharp market increase is anticipated, the manager will be able to buy calls; if it appears that the market will
grow slowly and that implied volatility is high, the manager will be able to sell puts. Conversely, if a significant market
downturn is anticipated, the manager will buy puts. Lastly, if it appears that the market cannot grow any further, the manager
will sell calls.
The manager may combine these various strategies.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 55%. Nevertheless, the manager will strive to expose a maximum of 50% of the sub-fund’s assets to equities.
The portfolio’s overall fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, will
allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between 0 and 8.
The portfolio’s overall currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 55%.
Total exposure to the equity markets, currency markets, or fixed-income markets, including exposure resulting from the
use of financial futures, shall not exceed 200% of assets.
Credit derivatives:
The credit allocation is determined at the discretion of the manager.
The credit derivatives used are baskets of CDS and CDS on a single issuer.
These credit derivatives are used for hedging purposes through the purchase of protection:
- in order to limit the risk of capital loss on certain issuers (present in the portfolio)
- in order to benefit from the anticipated deterioration of the credit quality of an issuer or a basket of issuers not
present in the portfolio greater than that of an exposure presented in the portfolio.
- and for exposure, through the sale of protection, to:
o the credit risk of an issuer
o the credit risk on baskets of CDS
As CDS could be used for credit risk exposure or hedging the portfolio’s credit risk, the use of indexes to achieve this
purpose could create transactions that, line by line, could be equated with arbitrage (hedging of the portfolio’s overall credit
risk by issuers, parent companies, subsidiaries or other entities not present in the portfolio).
The percentage of the sub-fund’s assets corresponding to the use of credit derivatives is between 0% and 50%.
Total Return Swaps: In particular, up to a limit of 10% of its net assets, the sub-fund may use Total Return Swaps. The
aim of these financial forwards is to trade on the performance of a security, a basket of securities, or an index.
Derivatives will be used primarily to:
- synthetically reconstruct the portfolio’s exposure to the bond market;
- partially hedge the assets in the portfolio against interest rate and credit risk.
The sub-fund shall have no structured securitisation instruments in the portfolio.
Maximum proportion of assets under management that may be the subject of a Total Return Swap: 10% of net assets.
Expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of a Total Return Swap: 5% of net assets.
Information related to counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives:
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Counterparties, which may or may not be a credit institution, shall be selected according to the procedure in force within
the Rothschild & Co Group and on the basis of the principle of selectivity as part of an ad hoc internal process. The
Management Company may regularly select the Custodian as its counterparty for OTC exchange derivatives.
In particular, this involves: - a validation of the counterparties at the end of this internal selection process, which takes into account criteria
such as the nature of the activities, expertise, reputation, etc. - a limited number of financial institutions with which the UCITS trades.
These counterparties have no discretionary decision-making power over the composition or management of the investment portfolio of the UCI, the underlying asset of the derivatives, and/or the composition of the index as part of index swaps.
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
In order to achieve the sub-fund’s management objective, particularly in managing its exposure to equity, currency, and
fixed-income markets, the manager may trade on bond and other warrant and indexed or structured EMTN markets and
up to a maximum of 15% in convertible bonds for hedging and/or exposure purposes. The sub-fund may also invest up to
20% in contingent convertible bonds and up to 50% in callable and/or putable bonds.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 55%. Nevertheless, the manager will strive to expose a maximum of 50% of the sub-fund’s
assets to equities.
The portfolio’s overall fixed-income exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between 0 and 8.
The portfolio’s overall currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 55%.
Total exposure to the equity markets, currency markets, or fixed-income markets, including exposure resulting from the
use of financial futures, shall not exceed 200% of assets.
e. Deposit:
Within a limit of 15% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to deposits in euros with a life less than or equal to three months
so as to earn returns on the sub-fund’s cash.
f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchase and sale of securities:
• General description of transactions: o Type of actions:
Temporary purchases and sales of securities shall be carried out in accordance with the French monetary and financial
code. They shall be conducted as part of cash management and/or optimisation of the sub-fund’s income.
o Type of transactions used:
These transactions shall consist of securities lending and borrowing and/or repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements, fixed-income products, or credit products (debt securities and money market instruments) from issuers of
OECD member countries.
• General information for each type of transaction: o Level of intended use:
Temporary sales of securities (securities lending, repurchase agreements) and temporary purchases of securities
(securities borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to 100% of the sub-fund’s assets. The
expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of such a transaction may represent 10% of the
assets.
o Remuneration:
Additional information about the remuneration is provided in the “Charges and fees” section.
• Information on the counterparties, guarantees, and risks: o Guarantees:
The guarantees received as part of these transactions will be the subject of a discount according to the principle described
in the “Information about the UCI’s financial guarantees” section. The Guarantees shall be kept by the Custodian of the
sub-fund’s SICAV. For more information about the guarantees, refer to the “Information about the sub-fund’s financial
guarantees” section.
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o Selection of Counterparties:
A procedure for selecting counterparties with which these transactions are entered into makes it possible to prevent the
risk of a conflict of interest when these transactions are used. These counterparties shall be Credit Institutions having their
registered office in a member State of the European Union and with a minimum rating of A. Additional information about
the counterparty selection procedure is provided in the “Fees and commissions” section.
o Risks: refer to the “Risk associated with implemented management” section and especially “counterparty risk”.
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
As part of temporary purchases and sales of securities and transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive
securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by a State or issued by international lending agencies and
bonds or securities issued by good quality private issuers) or cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as
the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
- used for the purposes of reverse repurchase agreement transactions, provided that these transactions are entered into
with credit institutions subject to prudential supervision and that the sub-fund can, at any time, recall the total amount of
cash, taking into account the accrued interest;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
Risk profile:
Your money shall be invested primarily in financial instruments selected by the management company. These instruments
will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
Through the sub-fund, investors are exposed mainly to the following risks:
1- Risk of capital loss:
There is a risk of capital loss, as the sub-fund does not incorporate any capital guarantee.
2- Discretionary management risk:
The discretionary management style applied to the sub-fund is based on the anticipation of the evolution on various markets
and/or on the selection of securities. There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing
markets or securities. The sub-fund’s performance may therefore be less than the management objective. The sub-fund’s
net asset value may also have a negative performance.
3- Market risk:
Investors are exposed to market risk: up to 55% of the sub-fund may be exposed on one or more equity markets.
Nevertheless, the manager will strive to expose a maximum of 50% of the sub-fund’s assets to equities.
The sub-fund may experience: o a risk associated with investments in and/or exposure to equities, o a risk associated with investments in small and mid-cap companies.
Investors should be aware that small and mid-cap markets are intended to accommodate
businesses that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Credit risk:
Risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the event of positive credit
risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value. Nevertheless,
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exposure to speculative securities shall not represent more than 15% of the portfolio, with non-rated securities (excluding
convertible bonds) representing no more than 10% of the sub-fund.
5- Interest rate risk:
Risk associated with investments in fixed-income products (sensitivity range of between 0 and 8). Thus, in the event of an
increase in interest rates, the sub-fund’s net asset value may decline.
6- Currency risk:
Shareholders may have a maximum currency risk exposure of 55%. Some of the assets are expressed in a currency other
than the sub-fund’s accounting currency. Changes in exchange rates may therefore cause the sub-fund’s net asset value
to decline.
7- Risk associated with the use of derivatives:
Investments planned in the use of derivatives in a market situation with a low liquidity could result in significant capital
losses in the event that the sale of assets is necessary.
8- Counterparty risk:
The sub-fund may use temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or financial futures (over-the-counter derivatives,
including total return swaps). These transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk of the
counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the counterparty risk
may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the regulations in force.
9- Risk associated with temporary purchases and sales of securities:
In addition to the counterparty risk previously mentioned, the use of these techniques, the management of their guarantees,
and their reuse involve certain specific risks such as the possibility of a lack of liquidity for any instrument, possible risks
in relation with the legal documentation, the application of the contracts, and their limits, operational and custodial risks, a
risk of incorrect valuation, and a counterparty risk. If use of these transactions proves to be inadequate, ineffective, or a
failure due to market conditions, the sub-fund may suffer significant losses that will have a negative effect on the sub-fund’s
net asset value.
10- Specific risk associated with the use of complex subordinated bonds (contingent convertible bonds, also known
as “CoCos”):
A debt is called subordinated when its repayment depends on the initial repayment of other creditors. As such, the
subordinated creditor shall be repaid after the ordinary creditors, but before the shareholders. In consideration of this risk
premium, the interest rate on this type of debt is higher than that of others. CoCos present specific risks associated with
the possibility of cancellation or suspension of their coupon, total or partial reduction of their value, or their conversion into
equities. These conditions may be triggered, in whole or in part, when the issuer’s level of equity falls below the trigger
threshold of the contingent convertible bond. The occurrence of any of these risks may result in a reduction in the sub-
fund’s net asset value.
11- Risk associated with exposure to non-OECD countries: up to a 65% maximum; the manner in which these markets
operate and are supervised may differ from the standards that prevail in the major international markets.
12- Risks associated with collateral management:
The management of collateral received in the context of securities financing transactions and over-the-counter financial
instruments (including total return swaps) may involve certain specific risks such as operational risks or custody risk. The
use of such transactions may have a negative effect on the sub-fund’s net asset value.
13- Legal risk:
The use of temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or futures (including total return swaps (TRS)) may create a
legal risk, associated with contract execution in particular.
Guarantee or protection: none.
Eligible subscribers and typical investor profile: All subscribers
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Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who would like to have a direct investment vehicle with a diversified allocation enabling them to be exposed to fixed-income products and/or equity products by implementing Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe’s Valor and Euro Crédit strategies, depending on market opportunities.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each investor’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, investors must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: between 3 and 5 years.
Establishment and allocation of amounts available for distribution:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below.
Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
- C EUR, F EUR, P EUR, P USD, P USD H, and R EUR shares: accumulation shares.
- D EUR and PB EUR shares: distribution shares.
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
For distribution shares: full distribution of net income as defined in 1) above. With regard to the capital gains or losses
defined in 2) above, accumulation (total or partial) and/or distribution (total or partial) and/or retained (total or partial) by
decision of the Annual General Meeting.
Distribution frequency:
• C EUR, F EUR, P EUR, P USD, P USD H, and R EUR shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated.
• D EUR and PB EUR: Annual on the decision of the Annual General Meeting with the possibility of an interim distribution on the decision of the Board of Directors.
Share characteristics:
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
initial
subscription*
C EUR FR0013367265 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100
2,500 euros
D EUR FR0013367273 All subscribers Distribution Euro €100
2,500 euros
F EUR FR0013367281 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
P EUR FR0013367299 See below** Accumulation Euro €1,000 5,000 euros or
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* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for these shares is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries:
o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or
o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation
- an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros for the P EUR and PB EUR shares
and 500,000 US dollars for the P USD and P USD H shares.
*** These shares are systematically hedged against the currency risk of the sub-fund’s reference currency.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has eight share classes. These eight classes differ particularly from the point of view of their schemes for
allocation of amounts available for distribution, their currency of issue, their management fees and subscription/redemption
fees, their par value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at four p.m. (D-1) at Rothschild Martin Maurel
and executed on the basis of the net asset value of the following business day (D). Settlements relating to subscriptions
and redemptions take place on the second business day following execution (D+2).
Any shareholder may request the conversion of shares of one sub-fund or share class into another sub-fund or share class.
A shareholder making such a request must comply with the redemption and subscription conditions relating to the quality
of investors and with the minimum investment thresholds applicable to each of the sub-funds and/or share classes
concerned.
500,000 euros
for institutional
investors
PB EUR FR0013367315 See below** Distribution Euro €1,000
5,000 euros or
500,000 euros
for institutional
investors
P USD FR0013367331 See below** Accumulation USD USD 1,000
5,000 US
dollars or
500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
P USD
H FR0013367349 See below** Accumulation USD*** USD 1,000
5,000 US
dollars or
500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
R EUR FR0013367356
All subscribers,
specifically intended for
foreign marketing
networks
Accumulation Euro €10 100 euros
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Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D-1 business
day
D-1 business
day
D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+2 business
days
D+2 business
days
Centralisation
of subscription
orders before
4 p.m.¹
Centralisation
of redemption
orders before
4 p.m.¹
Execution of
the order no
later than day D
Publication of
net asset value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions: Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29, avenue de Messine - 75008 PARIS
Establishment of net asset value:
The calculation of the net asset value is daily (D), with the exception of public holidays in France (Euronext official calendar),
even if the reference stock exchange is open; in this case, it is calculated on the first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees:
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares
C EUR, D EUR, and F EUR shares,
P EUR, PB EUR, P USD, and P USD H:
Maximum 2.50%
R EUR shares: None
Subscription fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
Redemption fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
Redemption fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
In the event of redemption followed by subscription, on the same day, on the same share class, and for the same amount
on the basis of the same net asset value, no subscription and/or redemption fees shall be charged.
• Operating and management charges
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction costs
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the activity fee, where applicable, which may be collected particularly
by the Custodian and the Management Company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
- performance fees. These reward the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-fund’s
objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
- activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
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Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate
1 Financial management fees
Net assets
C EUR and D EUR shares: Maximum 1.30%, all
taxes included
F EUR shares: Maximum 1.65%, all taxes included
P EUR, PB EUR, P USD, and P USD H shares:
Maximum 0.80%, all taxes included
R EUR shares: Maximum 2.15%, all taxes included
2 Administrative charges external to
the Management Company
3
Maximum indirect charges
(management fees and charges)
Net assets None
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between
50% and 100%
Deduction from each
transaction
0.44% on French and foreign equities
0.03% on French and foreign bonds
€100 for any other transaction
5 Annual performance fees Net assets
None.
Securities lending or borrowing is remunerated on a pro rata temporis basis according to a fixed or variable rate that
depends on market conditions.
Temporary purchases and disposals of securities:
For its temporary sales of securities, the sub-fund’s service provider shall be one or more credit institutions having their
head office in a member state of the European Union. The service providers shall act independently of the sub-fund and
shall systematically be counterparties of transactions on the market. These service providers shall belong to the Rothschild
& Co Group or an entity of the group to which it belongs (hereinafter “Entity”). As such, the Entity’s performance of the
transactions may generate a potential conflict of interest.
No remuneration is retained by the custodian (as part of its custodian function) or the management company on temporary
purchases and sales of securities. All income from these transactions shall be fully collected by the sub-fund. These
transactions generate costs borne by the sub-fund; the billing by the Entity may not exceed 50% of the income generated
by these transactions.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the SICAV’s annual report.
Financial intermediary selection procedure
Each year, the financial intermediaries are selected by all the managers of the Management Company on the basis of a
series of service quality criteria (quality of research, quality of stock market advice, quality of execution, quality of
administrative processing of orders in the front office, etc.). An exhaustive list is drawn up and submitted to the Compliance
Department, which validates it in terms of counterparty risk.
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Sub-fund No. 2: MARTIN MAUREL PIERRE CAPITALISATION
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
I2 share: FR0011885789
D share: FR0007474028
I share: FR0010680553
ID share: FR0011361062
C share: FR0007477890
F share: FR0011885797
S share: FR0010680546
CL share: FR0013293909
P share: FR0013293925
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear
France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Classification: Equities of Eurozone countries
Delegation of financial management: None
Management objective: the Martin Maurel Pierre Capitalisation sub-fund’s management objective is to achieve a
performance, net of fees, in line with that of its benchmark index with volatility lower than the average of specialised funds
on this sector by investing in equities of French companies in the real estate sector and European property companies
over an investment horizon of five years or more.
Benchmark:
The benchmark is the IEIF Eurozone real estate index net coupons reinvested (Institut d’Epargne Immobilière et Foncière),
a leader in analysis and information on real estate markets. IEIF is recognised for the transparency of its methodologies
as well as for the neutrality and rigour of its studies. The index is administered by IEIF Indexes and is available at www.ieif-
indices.com.
As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, the administrator of the benchmark index is not entered on the register
of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the ESMA.
This indicator is only a reference, and management does not necessarily favour a precise level of correlation with it even
if the profile of the index remains a factor of subsequent comparison.
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In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
The investment strategy is based on the identification of long-term trends that form real estate cycles.
This forward-looking principle is underpinned by an economic analysis that aggregates the various leading indicators of
the market and allows the most appropriate vehicles to be selected.
The sub-fund may invest between 80% and 100% of its assets in equities. At least 80% of these equities concern French
and eurozone shares.
A maximum of 20% of assets may be exposed to fixed-income products.
Exposure to currency risk, outside the Eurozone, may not exceed 10% of assets.
The investment criteria are based on indicators of asset growth, operating performance, valuation multiples, and interest
rate hedging.
b. Description of the classes of assets (excluding embedded derivatives) and financial contracts used:
• Equities: 80–100% of net assets.
Within the limit of the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest on one or more of the markets
of equities issued in one of the countries of the eurozone, including the French market.
Currency risk in foreign currencies may not exceed 10% of assets for an investor in the eurozone (such may be the case,
for example, with securities of companies outside the eurozone, following a public exchange offer initiated by these
companies).
In any event, within the limit of the range specified below, the sub-fund will invest in one or more equity markets of any
market capitalisation size (including a maximum of 60% of net assets in small caps) issued in one or more countries of the
eurozone.
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and convertible and other bonds: 0–20% of net assets.
Within the limit of the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest in bonds, negotiable debt
securities (such as short-term negotiable securities (in particular certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before
31 May 2016) and Euro Commercial Paper) issued in euros, of all maturities, at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, equity
shares, convertible bonds, or index-linked bonds, of all credit qualities or not rated (up to 10% in high-yield and/or non-
rated bonds)
The management company does not exclusively or automatically use credit ratings issued by rating agencies but
undertakes its own in-depth analysis to assess the credit quality of fixed-rate instruments.
The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined based on market opportunities.
• Units or shares of UCITS or AIF: 0–10% of net assets.
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of French or European UCITS funds governed by European directive 2009/65/EC;
- and/or units or shares of French or European AIFs or investment funds established on the basis of a foreign law,
provided that the criteria set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary and financial code are met.
Note: The sub-fund may hold units or shares of UCIs managed directly or by delegation or advised by the Rothschild &
Co. Group.
• For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities
Fixed-income or convertible products
Units or shares of UCIs or investment funds
Holding ranges 80–100% 0–20% 0–10%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries
0–10% None 0–10%
Investment in small caps 0–60% None None
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Investment restrictions imposed by the Management Company
None None None
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may invest only one asset at a time in regulated markets of eurozone countries to achieve the management
objective. For this purpose, the sub-fund may trade for exposure and/or equity risk hedging.
In particular, the manager may trade on the market of futures and options on equity or indexes.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
100% of the sub-fund’s assets.
Please note that the Fund will not use Total Return Swap (TRS).
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
The use of securities with embedded derivatives is limited to 20% of net assets (bond warrants and other warrants,
convertible bonds, etc.) in order to achieve the management objective, particularly in managing its equity and fixed-income
market exposure.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 100%. The portfolio’s overall fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting
from the use of securities with embedded derivatives, shall not exceed 20%.
The sub-fund will not use contingent convertible bonds.
e. Deposit: None
f. Cash loans: Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to
compensate for deferred payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchase and sale of securities: None
Risk profile:
Your money shall be invested primarily in financial instruments selected by the management company. These instruments
will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
Through the sub-fund, investors are exposed mainly to the following risks:
1- Risk of capital loss:
There is a risk of capital loss, as the sub-fund does not incorporate any capital guarantee.
2- Discretionary management risk:
The discretionary management style applied to the fund is based on the anticipation of the evolution on various markets
and/or on the selection of securities. There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing
markets or securities. The sub-fund’s performance may therefore be less than the management objective. The sub-fund’s
net asset value may also have a negative performance.
3- Market risk:
The main risk to which investors are exposed is market risk, given that up to 100% of the sub-fund may be exposed to one
or more equity markets.
The sub-fund may experience: o a risk associated with investments in and/or exposure to equities, o a risk associated with investments in small and mid-cap companies.
Investors should be aware that small and mid-cap markets are intended to accommodate
businesses that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments. o liquidity risk associated with investments in small and mid-cap companies.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Sectoral risk:
Given that it invests in a specialised sector, the sub-fund may be subject to greater risk (and volatility) than investments
done within a wider range of securities covering several sectors.
5- Credit risk:
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Risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the event of positive credit
risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value. Nevertheless,
exposure to speculative and/or non-rated securities shall not represent more than 10% of the portfolio.
6- Interest rate risk:
Risk associated with investments in fixed-income products. Thus, in the event of an increase in interest rates, the sub-
fund’s net asset value may decline.
7- Currency risk:
The unitholder may be exposed to currency risk up to a maximum of 10%. Some of the assets are expressed in a currency
other than the sub-fund’s accounting currency. Changes in exchange rates may therefore cause the sub-fund’s net asset
value to decline.
8- Risk associated with the use of derivatives:
Investments planned in the use of derivatives in a market situation with a low liquidity could result in significant capital
losses in the event that the sale of assets is necessary.
Guarantee or protection: none.
Eligible subscribers and typical investor profile: All subscribers
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who are primarily seeking exposure in the eurozone equity markets.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each unitholder’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, investors must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 5 years or more.
Establishment and allocation of amounts available for distribution:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below.
Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
- C, I, I2, F, CL and P shares: accumulation shares
- D, ID, S shares: distribution shares
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
For distribution shares: full distribution of net income as defined in 1) above. With regard to the capital gains or losses
defined in 2) above, accumulation (total or partial) and/or distribution (total or partial) and/or retained (total or partial) by
decision of the Annual General Meeting.
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Distribution frequency:
• C, I, I2, F, CL and P: amounts available for distribution are fully accumulated.
• D, ID and S: Annual on the decision of the Annual General Meeting with the possibility of an interim distribution on the decision of the Board of Directors.
Share characteristics:
* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for these shares is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries:
o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
initial
subscription*
D FR0007474028 All subscribers Distribution Euro €152.45 5 shares
C FR0007457890 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €152.45 5 shares
I FR0010680553 Institutional Accumulation Euro €100,000 € 1,000,000
ID FR0011361062 Institutional Distribution Euro €100,000 €1,000,000
S FR0010680546
Charity share
intended for
investors of any
kind wishing to
contribute a
portion of the sub-
fund’s
distributable
income to a
public-interest
utility. Each year,
half of the
distributable
income from S
shares is
contributed to
Fondation des
Petits Frères des
Pauvres (a public-
interest
foundation), and
half is paid to the
shareholders.
Distribution Euro €1,000.00 1 share
I2 FR0011885789 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
F FR0011885797 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
CL FR0013293909 See below** Accumulation Euro
Initial NAV: equal
to the NAV of the
C share on the
day when the CL
share is created
1 share
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
P FR0013293925 See below** Accumulation Euro
€100
1 share
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
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o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation
- an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has nine share classes. These nine classes differ particularly from the point of view of their schemes for
allocation of amounts available for distribution, their currency of issue, their management fees and subscription/redemption
fees, their par value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin Maurel and executed on the basis of the next net asset value. However, if the official closing time of the Paris stock exchange is made earlier on an exceptional basis, the subscription and redemption order centralisation time will be changed to 11:00 a.m. instead of 12:00 p.m. Settlements relating to subscriptions and redemptions occur on the second business day following (D+2).
Any shareholder may request the conversion of shares of one sub-fund or share class into another sub-fund or share class.
A shareholder making such a request must comply with the redemption and subscription conditions relating to the quality
of investors and with the minimum investment thresholds applicable to each of the sub-funds and/or share classes
concerned.
Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D D D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+2 business
days
D+2 business
days
Centralisation
of subscription
orders before
12 p.m.¹
Centralisation
of redemption
orders before
12 p.m.¹
Execution of
the order no
later than day
D
Publication of
net asset
value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions: Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29, avenue de Messine - 75008 PARIS
Establishment of net asset value:
The calculation of the net asset value is daily (D), with the exception of public holidays in France (Euronext official calendar),
even if the reference stock exchange is open; in this case, it is calculated on the first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees:
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares
C, CL, D, P, I, ID, and S shares:
Maximum 4.00%
I2 shares: Maximum 5.00%
F shares: Maximum 2.50%
Subscriptions done by
contribution of securities are
exempt from entry fees
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Subscription fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
Redemption fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
Redemption fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of
shares None
In the event of redemption followed by subscription, on the same day, on the same share class, and for the same amount
on the basis of the same net asset value, no subscription and/or redemption fees shall be charged.
• Operating and management charges
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction costs
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the activity fee, where applicable, which may be collected particularly
by the Custodian and the Management Company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
- performance fees. These reward the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-fund’s
objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
- activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate
1 Financial management fees
Net assets
D, C, and S shares: Maximum
1.50%, all taxes included
I2, I, and ID shares: Maximum
0.75%, all taxes included
F share: Maximum 2.10%, all taxes
included
CL share: Maximum 1.25%, all taxes
included
P share: Maximum 0.95%, all taxes
included
Each year, the Management
Company shall donate 50% of the
management fees that it collects on
the S unit to Fondation des Petits
Frères des Pauvres (a public-interest
foundation)
2 Administrative charges external to
the Management Company
3 Maximum indirect charges
(management fees and charges) Net assets None
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between
50% and 100%
Deduction from each transaction 0.50% all taxes included
5 Annual performance fees Net assets
With effect from 1 January 2019, the
method of calculation of the
performance fees shall be as
follows: for the D, C and P shares:
15% of the outperformance of the
sub-fund relative to its benchmark
(the IEIF Eurozone net coupons
reinvested).
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CL, I, I2, ID, F, and S shares: None.
Performance fee:
With effect from 1 January 2019, the method of calculation of the performance fees shall be as follows:
The performance fee is calculated on a maximum history of three years by comparing the evolution of the sub-fund’s assets
(coupon reinvested and excluding variable management fees) with the assets of a reference sub-fund:
- the starting value of which is that of the sub-fund’s assets (i) at the closing of the previous financial year if performance
fees were deducted at this closing or, failing that, (ii) at the closing of the most recent financial year having given rise to
the deduction of a performance fee over the last three financial years if performance fees were deducted for one of these
financial years or, failing that, (iii) at the closing of the third financial year preceding if no performance fees were deducted
for the past two financial years (iv) or, failing that, on 1 January 2018.
- and which yields a daily performance equal to that of the benchmark recording the same variations in subscriptions and
redemptions as the sub-fund.
If, at the closing of the financial year, the sub-fund’s assets (excluding variable management fees) are greater than the
assets of the reference sub-fund with the above starting value, then a performance fee equal to 15% including taxes of the
valuation difference between the sub-fund’s assets and the reference fund is deducted.
A provision for these fees is set aside at each calculation of the net asset value and actually collected each year on the
closing date of the financial year.
The provision shall be written back each time the difference between the two asset values decreases. In the event of
underperformance (the sub-fund’s assets are less than the reference fund’s assets), the provisions shall be written back
until the overall allocation is depleted, excluding any accrued variable management fees.
Any provisions existing at the end of the financial year and the share of the commission coming from share redemptions
during the financial year shall be paid to the Management Company.
Securities lending or borrowing is remunerated on a pro rata temporis basis according to a fixed or variable rate that
depends on market conditions.
Financial intermediary selection procedure
Each year, the financial intermediaries are selected by all the managers of the Management Company on the basis of a
series of service quality criteria (quality of research, quality of stock market advice, quality of execution, quality of
administrative processing of orders in the front office, etc.). An exhaustive list is drawn up and submitted to the Compliance
Department, which validates it in terms of counterparty risk.
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Sub-fund No. 3: R-co MINES D’OR
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C share: FR0007001581
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: The rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a
fraction of the SICAV sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in
proportion to the number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is ensured in
Euroclear France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional units: Sub-fund shares are not broken down into fractional shares but may be by decision of the SICAV’s board
of directors.
The share is denominated in euros.
Closing date:
Last trading day of December
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time will generally be regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Classification: International equities
Delegation of financial management: None
Management objective: The management objective of R-co MINES D’OR sub-fund is to outperform its benchmark (FT
GOLD MINES translated into euros with dividends reinvested), net of fees, over the recommended investment period of
five years or more by investing and/or exposing at least 60% of its assets in and/or to the shares of companies associated
with the rare and precious metals sector.
Benchmark:
The benchmark is FT GOLD MINES (translated into euros with dividends reinvested).
The FT MINES D’OR is an index calculated by Financial Times Limited and weighted by the market capitalisation of the 32
largest gold-mining groups in the world. The listing currency is the USD. The indicator is administered by FTSE MTS and
is available at www.ft.com
As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, the administrator of the benchmark index is still not entered on the
register of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
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Investment strategies:
a. Description of strategies used
The portfolio’s global strategic allocation is as follows:
In order to achieve the management objective, at least 60% of the R-co MINES D’OR portfolio is invested in and/or exposed
to equities, preferred shares, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) or European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) of
companies associated with the rare and precious metals sector. The R-co MINES D’OR portfolio can be invested in any
geographical area.
The remainder of the sub-fund’s portfolio can be invested in fixed-income products and UCIs or investment funds.
The discretionary management of the sub-fund’s assets takes place as follows:
o between 60% and 100% invested in one or more markets of shares of any capitalisation, issued in one or
more countries from any region by companies associated with the rate and precious metals sector;
o between 0% and 40% invested in fixed-income or convertible products issued by States or private issuers,
whether Investment Grade or not. High-yield fixed-income products shall not represent more than 10% of the
assets. These investments in fixed-income products are aimed at managing the cash flow of the sub-fund
pending an opportunity to invest in equities;
o between 0% and 10% in units or shares of UCIs, particularly those in the precious metals sector.
The sub-fund may also trade financial futures negotiated on French and foreign regulated or OTC markets (interest rate
and fixed-income/equity index swaps, currencies, forward exchanges, futures and options markets on equities or indexes)
in order to pursue its management objective (notably by managing its exposure to the equity market). To do this, the sub-
fund shall hedge the portfolio and/or expose it to the fixed-income, equity, and currency markets or to fixed-income and
equity indexes. The portfolio’s consolidated equity market exposure, including any off-balance-sheet exposure, shall not
exceed 110%.
Up to 100% of the sub-fund’s assets may be exposed to non-OECD countries, including emerging countries.
Up to 100% of the sub-fund’s assets may also be exposed to currency risk.
Criteria for selecting securities:
The sub-fund targets the big names from the gold sector, the mining companies that can guarantee competitive production
costs and a consistent cash flow, according to analysis by the Management Company. In view of the reorganisation of the
sector, the investment universe has expanded to include medium-sized companies with coherent growth plans and strong
potential in countries that the Management Company deems to have a stable political outlook.
The Management Company’s choices also depend considerably on the quality of the management teams and the
geologists. There is automatically a premium on projects with well-founded financing plans.
b. Description of the asset classes (excluding embedded derivatives):
All asset classes included in the composition of the assets of the sub-fund are:
• Equities: 60–100% of net assets.
Within the range set out in the table below, the sub-fund’s portfolio comprises equities, preferred shares, American
Depositary receipts (ADRs) and European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) of companies associated with the rare and precious
metals sector. These companies involved in extracting and processing minerals are selected from foreign markets such
as North America, Australia and South Africa. The portfolio is based mainly on the major international mines.
In any event, within the limit of the range specified below, the allocation of the equity pocket is between 60% and 100% of
the sub-funds’ assets in one or more markets of equities of companies related to the rare and precious metals sector of
any market capitalisation, issued in one or more countries from any region, but particularly from North America, Australia
and South Africa.
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and bonds: 0–40% of net assets.
Within the range set out in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest in fixed-income or convertible products, negotiable
debt securities, such as short-term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before
31 May 2016), and Euro Commercial Paper. Investments shall be made in investment grade or non-Investment Grade
securities. High-yield fixed-income products shall not represent more than 10% of the assets. These investments in fixed-
income products correspond to a primary objective of cash management and a secondary objective of diversification
through investments in convertible bonds. The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be
determined based on market opportunities. The Management Company does not exclusively or automatically use credit
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ratings issued by rating agencies but undertakes its own in-depth analysis to assess the credit quality of fixed-rate
instruments.
• Holding of shares or units in other UCITS, AIFs or investment funds: 0–10% of net assets.
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund may hold:
o units or shares of French or European UCITS funds governed by European
directive 2009/65/EC;
o units or shares of French or European AIFs or investment funds established on the basis of a
foreign law, provided that the criteria set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary and
financial code are met.
Note: The sub-fund can invest its assets in UCITS, AIFs or investment funds managed by the Rothschild & Co. group.
The main aim of these investments is to invest cash in and expose the portfolio to UCIs specialising in the rare and precious
metals sector.
• For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities
Fixed-income or convertible products
Units or shares of UCIs or investment funds
Holding ranges 60–100% 0–40% 0–10%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries
0–100% 0–40% 0–10%
Investment restrictions imposed by the Management Company
None None None
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets.
The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate and currency risk for exposure and/or hedging purposes. These trades
will be carried out in order to achieve the management objective, particularly in terms of managing exposure to the equity
market. To do this, the manager shall hedge the portfolio and/or expose it to the fixed-income, equity, and currency markets
or to fixed-income and equity indexes. The portfolio’s consolidated equity market exposure, including exposure resulting
from the use of financial futures, shall not exceed 110%.
The portfolio’s consolidated fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures,
will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9. The shareholder may be exposed to a
currency risk of up to 100% of the sub-fund’s assets.
Please note that the sub-fund will not use the Total Return Swap (TRS).
In particular, the manager may trade on the interest rate, index (fixed income and equities) and currency swaps and forward
forex markets and on futures and options on equities or indexes (fixed income and equities).
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
The use of securities with embedded derivatives is limited to 40% of net assets (bond warrants and other warrants,
structured EMTNs, convertible bonds, contingent convertible bonds, callable or putable bonds) in order to achieve the
management objective, particularly in managing its equity and fixed-income market exposure.
The portfolio’s consolidated equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 110%.
The portfolio’s consolidated fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with
embedded derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s consolidated equity currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with
embedded derivatives, shall not exceed 100%.
e. Deposits:
The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in Euro deposits with a life less than or equal to three months so as to
earn returns on the sub-fund’s liquidity.
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f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Purchases and sales of securities:
✓ General description of transactions: ▪ Type of actions:
Temporary purchases and sales of securities shall be carried out in accordance with the French monetary and financial
code. They shall be conducted as part of cash management and/or optimisation of the sub-fund’s income.
▪ Type of transactions used:
These transactions shall consist of securities lending and borrowing and/or repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements, fixed-income products, or credit products (debt securities and money market instruments) from issuers of
OECD member countries.
✓ General information for each type of transaction: ▪ Level of intended use:
Temporary sales of securities (securities lending, repurchase agreements) and temporary purchases of securities
(securities borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to 100% of the sub-fund’s assets. The
expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of such a transaction may represent 10% of the
assets.
▪ Remuneration:
Additional information about the remuneration is provided in the “Charges and fees” section.
✓ Information about counterparties, guarantees and risks: ▪ Guarantees:
Collateral received as part of these transactions shall be the subject of a discount according to the principle described in
the “Information about the financial collateral of the sub-fund” section. The Guarantees shall be kept by the custodian of
the SICAV. For more information about the guarantees, refer to the “Information about the sub-fund’s financial guarantees”
section.
▪ Selection of counterparties:
A procedure for selecting counterparties with which these transactions are entered into makes it possible to prevent the
risk of a conflict of interest when these transactions are used. These counterparties shall be Credit Institutions having their
registered office in a member State of the European Union and with a minimum rating of A. Additional information about
the counterparty selection procedure is provided in the “Fees and commissions” section.
▪ Risks: refer to the “Risk profile” section.
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
As part of temporary purchases and sales of securities and transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive
securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by a State or issued by international lending agencies and
bonds or securities issued by good quality private issuers) or cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as
the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
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- used for the purposes of reverse repurchase agreement transactions, provided that these transactions are entered
into with credit institutions subject to prudential supervision and that the sub-fund can, at any time, recall the total
amount of cash, taking into account the accrued interest;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
h. Risk profile:
Your money shall be invested primarily in financial instruments selected by the management company. These instruments
will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
Through the sub-fund, investors are exposed mainly to the following risks:
1- Risk of capital loss: There is a risk of capital loss, as the sub-fund does not incorporate any capital guarantee.
2- Discretionary management risk:
The discretionary management style applied to the fund is based on the anticipation of the evolution on various markets
and/or on the selection of securities. There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing
markets or securities. The sub-fund’s performance may therefore be less than the management objective. The sub-fund’s
net asset value may also have a negative performance.
3- Market risk:
The main risk to which the investor is exposed is market risk, as more than 60% of the sub-fund is continuously exposed to one or more markets of equities issued in one or more countries of any region, but particularly North America, Australia and South Africa.
The sub-fund may experience: a. a risk associated with investments in and/or exposure to equities, b. a risk associated with investments in small-cap companies,
Investors should be aware that small-cap markets are intended to accommodate businesses that,
because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments. c. a risk associated with direct investments on non-OECD markets,
Investors should note that the operating and supervision conditions of the markets on which the
sub-fund will trade (non-OECD markets) may differ from the standards prevailing on the major
international markets d. liquidity risk associated with investments in small-cap companies.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Currency risk:
The unitholder may be exposed to currency risk up to a maximum of 100%. Some of the assets are expressed in a currency other than the sub-fund’s accounting currency. Changes in exchange rates may therefore cause the sub-fund’s net asset value to decline.
5- Interest rate risk:
Risk associated with investments in fixed-income products. Thus, in the event of an increase in interest rates, the sub-fund’s net asset value may decline. This investment is limited to 40% of assets.
6- Credit risk: Risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the event of positive credit risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
Investors are reminded that high-yield debt securities (up to 10% of net assets) present a greater credit risk, which
may lead to a greater reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
7- Counterparty risk:
The sub-fund may use temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or financial futures. These transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk of the counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the counterparty risk may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the regulations in force.
8- Risks associated with temporary purchases and sales of securities:
In addition to the counterparty risk previously mentioned, the use of these techniques, the management of their guarantees,
and their reuse involve certain specific risks such as the possibility of a lack of liquidity for any instrument, possible risks
in relation with the legal documentation, the application of the contracts, and their limits, operational and custodial risks, a
risk of incorrect valuation, and a counterparty risk. If use of these transactions proves to be inadequate, ineffective, or a
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failure due to market conditions, the sub-fund may suffer significant losses that will have a negative effect on the sub-fund’s
net asset value.
Guarantee or protection: None
The sub-fund is governed by the laws and regulations applicable to undertakings for collective investment.
The principal rights and obligations of the unitholders are indicated in the regulatory documentation applicable to the sub-
fund.
Any dispute associated with investment in the sub-fund shall be subject to French law and the jurisdiction of the French
courts.
Target investors and typical investor profile: All subscribers
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is targeted at investors wishing to be exposed mainly to the shares of companies associated with the rare
and precious metals sector in any region, but particularly in North America, Australia and South Africa.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each shareholder’s personal situation. To
determine this amount, unitholders must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the
recommended investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment.
Investors are also strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of
this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 5 years or more.
Establishment and allocation of income:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be distributed independently of each other, in whole or in part,
according to the procedures described below.
• This is an accumulation sub-fund.
Share characteristics:
Share name ISIN code Target
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency of
issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
subscription
C FR0007001581 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €152.44 1 share
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are centralised each day at Rothschild Martin Maurel at eleven (11) a.m. and
executed on the basis of the next net asset value. Settlements relating to subscriptions and redemptions occur on the
second business day following (D+2). However, if the official closing time of the Paris stock exchange is made earlier on
an exceptional basis, the subscription and redemption order centralisation time will be changed to 10:00 a.m. instead of
11:00 a.m.
Amount of initial subscription: 1 share
Initial NAV: 152.44 euros
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Any shareholder may request the conversion of shares of one sub-fund or share class into another sub-fund or share class.
A shareholder making such a request must comply with the redemption and subscription conditions relating to the quality
of investors and with the minimum investment thresholds applicable to each of the sub-funds and/or share classes
concerned.
Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D D D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+2 business
days
D+2 business
days
Centralisation
of subscription
orders before
11 a.m.¹
Centralisation
of redemption
orders before
11 a.m.¹
Execution of
the order no
later than day
D
Publication of
net asset
value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions: Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29, avenue de Messine - 75008 PARIS
Establishment of net asset value:
The calculation of the net asset value is daily (D), with the exception of public holidays in France (Euronext official calendar),
even if the reference stock exchange is open; in this case, it is calculated on the first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees
• Subscription and redemption fees
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Charges billed to the investor,
deducted at the time of
subscriptions and redemptions
Base Rate Scale
Subscription fee not retained by the
sub-fund Net asset value * number of shares 1% maximum
Subscription fee retained by the sub-
fund Net asset value * number of shares None
Redemption fee not retained by the
sub-fund Net asset value * number of shares 1% maximum
Redemption fee retained by the sub-
fund Net asset value * number of shares None
In the event of redemption followed by subscription, on the same day, on the same share class, and for the same amount
on the basis of the same net asset value, no subscription and/or redemption fees shall be charged.
• Operating and management charges
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction costs
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the activity fee, where applicable, which may be collected particularly
by the Custodian and the Management Company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees: ▪ performance fees. These reward the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-fund’s
objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund; ▪ activity fees charged to the sub-fund; ▪ a share of the income from temporary acquisitions and transfers of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, please refer to its annual report:
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Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate Scale
1 Financial management fees
Net assets C share: 2.39 % maximum
2
Administrative charges external to the
Management Company
3
Maximum indirect fees:
- management fees
- other fees:
- subscription:
- redemption:
Net assets Not Applicable
4
Service providers collecting
transaction fees:
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between
50% and 100%
Deduction from
each transaction
0.18% on French and foreign bonds
0.84% on French shares
1.05% on foreign shares
2% of the premium on options on
equities and equity indexes
5 Performance fee Net assets
20% of the sub-fund’s positive annual
net returns in excess of its benchmark
(FT GOLD MINES translated into euros
with dividends reinvested) (see
calculation methods below)
Performance fee:
The calculation period for the performance fee is the sub-fund’s financial year. At each calculation of the net asset value,
the outperformance of the sub-fund is determined as the positive difference between the sub-fund’s net assets before
taking into account any provision for outperformance fees, and the net assets of a notional sub-fund delivering a
performance equal to that of the sub-fund’s benchmark and recording the same pattern of subscriptions and redemptions
as the sub-fund.
The variable management fees are calculated by the Management Company at each net asset value calculation. These
are provisioned only if the two following conditions are met: (i) the sub-fund has outperformed its benchmark; and (ii) the
sub-fund has generated positive returns since the start of the financial year. Such a provision can only be made if the net
asset value after taking into account any provision for outperformance fees is greater than the net asset value at the start
of the financial year.
In the event of underperformance, a provision write-back is carried out within the limit of the account balance. Apart from
cases of redemption, this provision for variable management fees is definitively paid to the Management Company at the
end of each financial year.
In the event of redemption, a share of the provision for variable management fees on outstandings recognised during the
last valuation is permanently allocated to a specific third-party account in proportion to the number of shares redeemed.
This share of variable management fees is paid to the Management Company upon redemption.
No remuneration shall be retained by the Custodian or the Management Company on temporary purchases and sales of
securities. In addition, the Management Company does not receive any soft commission.
Temporary purchases and disposals of securities:
For its temporary sales of securities, the sub-fund’s service provider shall be one or more credit institutions having their
head office in a member state of the European Union. The service providers shall act independently of the SICAV and
shall systematically be counterparties of transactions on the market. These service providers shall belong to the Rothschild
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& Co Group or an entity of the group to which it belongs (hereinafter “Entity”). As such, the Entity’s performance of the
transactions may generate a potential conflict of interest.
No remuneration is retained by the custodian (as part of its custodian function) or the management company on temporary
purchases and sales of securities. All income from these transactions shall be fully collected by the SICAV. These
transactions generate costs borne by the SICAV; the billing by the Entity may not exceed 50% of the income generated by
these transactions.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the SICAV’s annual report.
Financial intermediary selection procedure:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
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Sub-fund No. 4: MARTIN MAUREL SENIOR PLUS
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
I share: FR0010906305
C share: FR0010909531
CL share: FR0013293933
CL CHF H share: FR0013387388
CL USD H share: FR0013387370
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear
France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
This sub-fund is eligible for the French equity savings plan (PEA). The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or
partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation
of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV. When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a
professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at
that time will generally be regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Classification: Equities of EU countries.
Delegation of financial management: None
Management objective: The management objective of the sub-fund Martin Maurel Senior Plus is to outperform, over a
period equal to or greater than five years, the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx index of eurozone equities via discretionary
management.
Benchmark: The benchmark used is the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx index, net dividends reinvested (Bloomberg SXXT Index
code), which is representative of the evolution of eurozone equity markets. It covers approximately 300 eurozone
companies of all market capitalisations (small, medium, and large). This index is administered by STOXX Limited and is
available online at www.stoxx.com.
As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, the administrator of the benchmark index is not entered on the register
of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the ESMA.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
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Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
A dynamic allocation between large and small caps of the eurozone:
The observation of stock market trends of large caps and small/mid-caps on the main global equity markets shows that:
- over a very long period, the performance of the two categories is substantially identical;
- this long-term performance breaks down into sub-periods, most of the time quite long, during which the two
categories often move in opposite ways depending on an economic and financial environment favourable to one
or the other, as the case may be.
For example, monetary turbulence frequently has negative effects on highly international large companies, which prompts
investors to favour smaller, domestically operated companies.
The management strategy will therefore focus on determining and monitoring each month a number of economic,
geopolitical, and financial factors and their foreseeable impact on the market behaviour of large and small/mid-caps.
These factors are mainly the following: macroeconomic growth, changes in exchange rate parities (dollar/euro in particular),
level of interest rates and slope of the curve, profit growth, market valuation levels, capital flows, etc.
After analysis, the weighting of the two categories of equities in the portfolio is determined, keeping in mind that the
proportion of large caps is always between 40% and 80% of the sub-fund’s assets and the proportion of small/mid-caps is
always between 20% and 60%.
This analysis also determines the portion of the assets that is not invested in equities: liquid assets and/or money market
securities. In practice, investments in money market products shall relate only to negotiable debt securities denominated
in euros, with the idea of either mitigating a decline in equity markets or waiting until equity investment opportunities arise.
This portion not invested in equities, which varies according to the degree of uncertainty on the markets, shall not exceed
25% of the assets, given the eligibility of the sub-fund for the PEA (equity savings plan).
Equities held in the portfolio (minimum 75%) are selected on the basis of analyses and fundamental financial ratios, such
as the company’s activity and prospects, the strength of its balance sheet, its profit forecasts, the quality of its management
teams, and, of course, the market valuation ratios. The manager applies bottom-up active management, not indexed to
the benchmark index, relying largely on direct contact with companies.
b. Description of asset classes:
• Equities: 75–100% of net assets.
Within the limit of the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest on one or more markets in
equities that belong to all the industrial sectors and/or of all sizes of market capitalisation. In all cases, the portion of the
sub-fund’s equity allocation shall be invested for a minimum of 90% on regulated equity markets in eurozone countries.
The sectoral distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined based on market opportunities.
Currency risk in foreign currencies may not exceed 10% of assets for an investor in the eurozone (such may be the case,
for example, with securities of companies outside the eurozone, following a public exchange offer initiated by these
companies).
The weighting of large caps is always between 40% and 80% of the sub-fund’s net assets, and that of small and mid-caps
between 20% and 60%.
• Debt securities and money market instruments: 0–25% of net assets.
Within the limit of the holding range, the sub-fund shall invest in negotiable debt securities (such as short-term negotiable
securities (in particular certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before 31 May 2016) and Euro Commercial Paper)
denominated in euros, of all maturities, at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, of all credit qualities (up to 10% in high-yield
bonds). The sub-fund may hold fixed-income products from issuers not rated by the rating agencies. The private/public
debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined based on market opportunities.
The Management Company does not exclusively or automatically use credit ratings issued by rating agencies but
undertakes its own in-depth analysis to assess the quality of fixed-rate instruments.
• Holding of units or shares of other UCITS or AIF: 0–10% of net assets.
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of French or European UCITS funds governed by European directive 2009/65/EC;
- and/or units or shares of French or European AIFs or investment funds established on the basis of a foreign law,
provided that the criteria set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary and financial code are met.
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Note: The sub-fund may hold units or shares of UCIs managed directly or by delegation or advised by the Rothschild &
Co. Group.
• For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities Fixed-income products
Units or shares of UCIs or investment funds
Holding ranges 75–100% 0–25% 0–10%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries
0–10% None 0–10%
Investment in small and mid-caps 20–60% None 0–10%
Investment restrictions imposed by the Management Company
None None None
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may invest only one asset at a time in regulated, organised or over-the-counter markets of eurozone countries
in order to achieve the management objective.
For this purpose, the sub-fund may trade for exposure and/or equity risk hedging.
In particular, the manager may trade on the market of futures and options on equity or indexes.
The sub-fund’s overall direct and indirect equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives,
shall not exceed 100% of the sub-fund’s assets.
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
The use of securities with embedded derivatives (bond warrants and other warrants, etc.) in order to achieve the
management objective, particularly in managing its equity market exposure, is limited to 10% of net assets. The portfolio’s
consolidated equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded derivatives,
shall not exceed 100%.
In particular, the manager shall invest in bond warrants and other warrants.
e. Deposit: None
f. Cash loans: Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to
compensate for deferred payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchase and sale of securities: None
Risk profile:
Your money shall be invested primarily in financial instruments selected by the management company. These instruments
will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
1- Risk of capital loss:
There is a risk of capital loss, as the SICAV does not incorporate any capital guarantee.
2- Discretionary management risk:
The discretionary management style applied to the fund is based on the anticipation of the evolution on various markets
and/or on the selection of securities. There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing
markets or securities. The sub-fund’s performance may therefore be less than the management objective. The sub-fund’s
net asset value may also have a negative performance.
3- Market risk:
The main risk to which investors are exposed is market risk, given that up to 100% of the sub-fund may be exposed to one
or more equity markets.
The sub-fund may experience: a. a risk associated with investments in and/or exposure to equities, b. a risk associated with investments in small and mid-cap companies.
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Investors should be aware that small & mid-cap markets are intended to accommodate
businesses that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments. c. liquidity risk associated with investments in small and mid-cap companies.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Currency risk:
The unitholder may be exposed to currency risk up to a maximum of 10%. Some of the assets are expressed in a currency
other than the sub-fund’s accounting currency. Changes in exchange rates may therefore cause the sub-fund’s net asset
value to decline.
5- Interest rate risk:
Risk associated with investments in fixed-income products. Thus, in the event of an increase in interest rates, the sub-
fund’s net asset value may decline. This risk is limited to 25% of assets.
Guarantee or protection: none.
Eligible subscribers and typical investor profile: all subscribers.
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who are primarily seeking exposure in the eurozone equity markets.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each unitholder’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, investors must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 5 years or more.
Establishment and allocation of income:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below.
Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
• I, C, CL, CL CHF H, and CL USD H shares: accumulation shares.
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currencies
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum initial
initial
subscription*
I FR0010906305 Institutional Accumulation Euro €100,000 €1,000,000
C FR0010909531 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100
1 share
CL FR0013293933 See below** Accumulation Euro €100 1 share
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Share characteristics:
* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
** Subscription for this stock is reserved for:
1) investors subscribing through distributors or intermediaries: o subject to national laws prohibiting all retrocessions to distributors (for example, Great Britain and the
Netherlands),
or o providing:
- an independent advisory service within the meaning of the European MiFID 2 regulation - an individual discretionary portfolio management service
2) institutional investors whose minimum initial subscription amount is 500,000 euros for the I, C, and CL shares, 500,000
Swiss francs for the CL CHF H shares, and 500,000 US dollars for the CL USD H shares.
*** These shares are systematically hedged against the currency risk of the sub-fund’s reference currency.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has five share classes. These five classes differ particularly from the point of view of their currency of issue,
their management fees, their nominal value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin Maurel and executed on the basis of the next net asset value (D). However, if the official closing time of the Paris stock exchange is made earlier on an exceptional basis, the subscription and redemption order centralisation time will be changed to 11:00 a.m. instead of 12:00 p.m. Settlements relating to subscriptions and redemptions occur on the second business day following (D+2).
Any shareholder may request the conversion of shares of one sub-fund or share class into another sub-fund or share class.
A shareholder making such a request must comply with the redemption and subscription conditions relating to the quality
of investors and with the minimum investment thresholds applicable to each of the sub-funds and/or share classes
concerned.
or €500,000 for
institutional
investors
CL CHF
H FR0013387388 See below** Accumulation CHF*** CHF 100
1 share
or 500,000
Swiss francs for
institutional
investors
CL USD
H FR0013387370 See below** Accumulation USD*** USD 100
1 share
or 500,000 US
dollars for
institutional
investors
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Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D D D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+2 business
days
D+2 business
days
Centralisation of
subscription
orders before
12 p.m.¹
Centralisation of
redemption
orders before
12 p.m.¹
Execution of the
order no later
than day D
Publication of
net asset value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions: Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29, avenue de Messine - 75008 PARIS
Establishment of net asset value:
The calculation of the net asset value is daily (D), with the exception of public holidays in France (Euronext official calendar),
even if the reference stock exchange is open; in this case, it is calculated on the first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the Management
Company, marketer, distributor, etc.
In the event of redemption followed by subscription, on the same day, on the same share class, and for the same amount
on the basis of the same net asset value, no subscription and/or redemption fees shall be charged.
• Operating and management fees:
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction costs
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the activity fee, where applicable, which may be collected particularly
by the Custodian and the Management Company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
▪ performance fees. These reward the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-
fund’s objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
▪ activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
▪ a share of the income from temporary acquisitions and transfers of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate
1 Financial management fees Net assets C shares: Maximum 1.50%, all
taxes included
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares All share classes:
Maximum 4.00%
Subscription fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
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2 Administrative charges external to
the Management Company
CL, CL CHF H, and CL USD H
shares: Maximum 1.25%, all taxes
included
I shares: Maximum 0.75%, all
taxes included
3
Maximum indirect fees:
- management fees
- other fees:
- subscription
- redemption
Net assets None
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between
50% and 100%
Deduction from each transaction 0.50% all taxes included
5 Performance fee Net assets None
Financial intermediary selection procedure:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
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Sub-fund No. 5: RMM STRATEGIE MODEREE
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C share: FR0007035555
D share: FR0013329356
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear
France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
This sub-fund may serve as units of account for life insurance contracts.
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Management objective:
The management objective of the sub-fund is to outperform the composite benchmark (10% MSCI USA NR EUR + 10%
MSCI Europe NR EUR + 2% MSCI Japan NR EUR + 3% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR + 75% 3-month EURIBOR)
net of fees over the recommended investment period of three (3) years or more, via discretionary management.
Benchmark:
The benchmark is a composite index, distributed as follows: 10% MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index)
+ 10% MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) + 2% MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code:
MSDEJNN Index) + 3% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) + 75% 3-month
EURIBOR.
The index MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index) represents the largest companies in the US, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) represents the largest companies in Europe, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEJNN Index) represents the largest companies in Japan, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) includes the largest companies in non-
OECD countries, net dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
These indexes are calculated and administered by MSCI and are available at the following URL: www.msci.com.
The 3-month EURIBOR (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) is the average interest rate at which 25/40 leading European banks
make loans in euros with a 3-month maturity. It is calculated on every business day at 11:00 a.m. CET and published by
the European Banking Federation (EFB) (Bloomberg code: EUR003M Index). This index is available at the following URL:
http://fr.euribor-rates.eu/.
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As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, only the administrator Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. of the
benchmark index MSCI is entered on the register of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the ESMA.
The administrator of the 3-month EURIBOR is exempt from article 2.2 of the benchmark regulation as a central bank and
as such is not entered on the register maintained by the ESMA.
As the portfolio is not intended to replicate the benchmark index and its components exactly, the performance of the net
asset value of the sub-fund may differ from that of the composite index.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
The sub-fund RMM Stratégie Modérée is invested via a rigorous quantitative and qualitative selection process carried out
by the management company (as described below), directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income or convertible products directly
and via UCIs, in equities products according to market opportunities, and in money market UCIs, UCIs presenting a
diversified allocation, and/or absolute-return UCIs.
Overall strategic allocation of the portfolio:
With a view to meeting the management objective, the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Modérée may invest: ✓ Between 0% and 50%, directly and via UCIs, in equities products in all geographical zones (including 10%
maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries) and of all sizes (up to 10% in small caps) and in all sectors.
✓ Between 0% and 100%, directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income products and/or convertibles (up to 15% of net assets) in all geographical zones (including 15% maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries) and all credit qualities (up to 20% in high-yield or non-rated securities), both government and private-sector securities;
✓ Between 0% and 50% in money market UCIs; ✓ Between 0% and 40% in UCIs or investment funds using different types of alternative management applied to all
financial asset classes. Investments are diversified across markets, management methodologies and investment managers;
✓ Liquid assets on an incidental basis.
Up to 10% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be exposed to risks associated with small caps.
The sub-fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% in contingent convertible bonds.
Absolute return management is a generic definition that encompasses non-traditional management techniques. Absolute
return management strategies have a common objective: search for performance uncorrelated to (or differentiated from)
to that of the main markets (currencies, bonds, stocks, or futures indexes). To that end, most of them seek to carry out
arbitrage transactions and take advantage of market inefficiencies or imperfections, for example by simultaneously taking
bull positions on certain assets and bear positions on other assets, on the basis of fundamental, technical, or statistical
analyses.
The sub-fund invests up to 40% of its net assets in UCIs using the following absolute return strategies:
• “Long/short” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 40% of its net assets, is the simultaneous holding of (a) long positions in stocks with upside potential and (b) short positions in stocks with downside potential. The manager has the capacity to adjust the resulting net market exposure depending on projected economic scenarios.
• The aim of “arbitrage/relative value” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 40% of its net assets, is to exploit pricing anomalies in various asset classes. These strategies involve stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, other interest rate instruments, etc.
• “Global Macro” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 40% of its net assets, are based on a macroeconomic analysis of economies and markets to formulate investment themes and invest on all markets
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on a discretionary basis. “Global Macro” managers invest without limitation of geographical area or asset type: stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives, etc. They seek to anticipate market changes on the basis of major macroeconomic variables and especially interest rate fluctuations. They apply opportunistic management, based on an identification and an evaluation specific to the manager. These movements can result from changes in global economies, political uncertainties, or global supply and demand with regard to physical and financial resources.
• “Systematic” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 40% of its net assets, are based on algorithms and automated trading (through mathematical models) aiming to exploit various market characteristics (trend, volatility, mean reversion, etc.). These strategies use mainly futures contracts on asset classes such as stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities.
• “Special Situations”/“Event-Driven” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 40% of its net assets, involve taking advantage of opportunities created by major events related to a company’s corporate structure, such as spin-off, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganisation, share buyback, or change in management. Arbitrage between the various parts of the company’s capital is part of this strategy.
Criteria for selecting securities:
The management process for the sub-fund combines the Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches, thus identifying two
sources of added value: ▪ The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps:
o A quantitative analysis to determine the attractiveness of valuation using ratios tailored to each industry (Enterprise Value/Capital Employed, Enterprise Value/Gross Operating Result, PER, etc.) o A qualitative analysis based on understanding the competition and how profitability is constructed (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit analysis, patents, brands, regulations, etc.),
Most of the added value of our process therefore relies on a “bottom-up” approach, based on the fundamental analysis of
companies, to assess whether the implicit profitability assumptions resulting from the valuation appear justified, overvalued,
or undervalued.
Sector allocation resulting from a comparison between “bottom-up” and “top-down” analyses. ▪ A “top-down” dimension makes it possible to incorporate a number of parameters influencing profitability
outlooks for various sectors into the fundamental analysis: interest rates, foreign exchange rates, changes in the demand, etc. It allows the risks from the “bottom-up” analysis to be identified and assumed.
Selection of underlying funds:
The portfolio of the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Modérée has a diversified allocation and is managed on an active and
discretionary basis in terms of styles, geographical areas, and products. The investment management process is built
around two processes determined collectively: ✓ Definition of the overall allocation in terms of asset classes, geographical areas, and styles, according to a
global macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis. ✓ Selection of UCIs, on the basis of a quantitative then qualitative analysis of the UCIs in the investment
universe: ▪ The quantitative part includes a series of filters (minimum assets under management, price history,
etc.) highlighting the preselected UCIs as well as a battery of statistical indicators (performance and risk analyses) to identify consistency in the performance levels of UCIs in their respective category.
▪ After this first analysis, an in-depth qualitative study is performed on the UCIs repeatedly offering the best performance over uniform periods. Regular meetings with the managers of the examined UCIs allow the consistency between the objectives, the resources put in place, and the results obtained by the analysed managers to be assessed.
Existence of a possible currency risk on all types of currency for French residents in the eurozone (up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets).
b. Description of the classes of assets (excluding embedded derivatives) and financial contracts used:
All asset classes included in the composition of the assets of the sub-fund are:
• Equities: 0–50% of net assets
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest and/or shall be exposed in equity products.
The sectoral and geographical distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined according to
market opportunities in all industrial sectors and all sizes of market capitalisation.
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• Debt securities, money market instruments, and bonds: 0–100% of net assets
Within the limit of the holding range specified below, the sub-fund shall invest in and/or be exposed to bonds and short-
term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before 31 May 2016) and Euro
Commercial Paper) at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, equity shares, index-linked bonds, and convertible bonds (up to
15% maximum). The sub-fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% maximum in
contingent convertible bonds. The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined
based on market opportunities. In all cases, the exposure to high-yield bonds and/or non-rated bonds shall not exceed
20%.
• Holding of shares or units of other UCITS, AIFs, or investment funds governed by foreign law, including listed UCIs/ETFs: 0–100% of net assets
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of UCITS of all classes, including French and/or European listed UCITS/ETFs subject to
European directive 2009/65/EC that may invest no more than 10% of their assets in units or shares of other
UCIs or investment funds;
- for up to 20%, units or shares of other French or foreign UCIs of all classes, including listed UCIs/ETFs, or
foreign investment funds, which meet the four conditions set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary
and financial code.
Note: The sub-fund may, in particular, invest its assets in units or shares of UCITS, AIFs or investment funds managed by
the Rothschild & Co. group.
For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities Fixed-income
products UCI
Holding ranges 0–50% 0–100% 0–100%
Investment in small caps 0–10% None 0–10%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries 0–10% 0–15% 0–25%
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets.
The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate, credit, and currency risk. In order to achieve the management objective,
these trades shall be carried out for the purposes of portfolio hedging (sale of futures) and exposure to reconstitute a
synthetic exposure to assets (purchase of futures). In particular, the manager may trade futures, options, swaps (TRS up
to 50% of the fund’s net assets) and forwards, and credit derivatives (credit default swaps).
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
50%.
The total fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed 100%
of net assets and will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s consolidated currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 100%.
The consolidated exposure in the equities, foreign exchange and fixed-income markets, including exposure resulting from
the use of financial futures, shall not exceed 200%.
Credit derivatives:
The credit allocation is determined at the discretion of the manager.
The credit derivatives used are baskets of CDS and CDS on a single issuer.
These credit derivatives are used for hedging purposes through the purchase of protection: - in order to limit the risk of capital loss on certain issuers (present in the portfolio) - in order to benefit from the anticipated deterioration of the credit quality of an issuer or a basket of issuers not
present in the portfolio greater than that of an exposure presented in the portfolio.
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and for exposure, through the sale of protection, to: - the credit risk of an issuer - the credit risk on baskets of CDS
CDSs may be used for credit risk exposure or hedging of the portfolio’s credit risk.
The percentage of the fund’s assets corresponding to the use of credit derivatives is between 0% and 100%.
Total Return Swaps: In particular, up to a limit of 50% of its net assets, the sub-fund may use Total Return Swaps. The
aim of these financial forwards is to trade on the performance of a security, a basket of securities, or an index.
Derivatives will be used primarily to:
- synthetically reconstruct the portfolio’s exposure to the bond market;
- partially hedge the assets in the portfolio against interest rate and credit risk;
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
In order to achieve the management objective, the manager trades on interest rate, credit, and currency risks. These trades
shall be carried out for the purposes of hedging or exposure. In particular, the manager may trade on the EMTN and bond
warrant market, with a maximum of 15% in convertible bonds. The sub-fund may also invest up to 10% in contingent
convertible bonds and 20% in callable and/or putable bonds.
The purpose of using these securities with embedded derivatives is to hedge or expose the portfolio to interest rate, credit,
and currency risk, while maintaining a portfolio sensitivity range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s total equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 50%.
The total fixed-income and credit market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s total foreign exchange exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 100%.
Please note that the Fund will not use Total Return Swap (TRS).
e. Deposit: None
f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchase and sale of securities:
• General description of transactions: o Type of actions:
Temporary purchases and sales of securities shall be carried out in accordance with the French monetary and financial
code. They shall be conducted as part of cash management and/or optimisation of the sub-fund’s income.
o Type of transactions used:
These transactions shall consist of securities lending and borrowing and/or repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements, fixed-income products, or credit products (debt securities and money market instruments) from issuers of
OECD member countries.
• General information for each type of transaction: o Level of intended use:
Temporary sales of securities (securities lending, repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets.
Temporary acquisitions of securities (securities borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to
10% of the fund’s assets. This limit may be increased to 100% in the case of repurchase agreements for cash, on condition
that the financial instruments repurchased are not subject to a sale transaction.
The expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of such a transaction may represent 10% of
the assets.
o Remuneration:
Additional information about the remuneration is provided in the “Charges and fees” section.
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• Information on the counterparties, guarantees, and risks: o Guarantees:
The guarantees received as part of these transactions will be the subject of a discount according to the principle described
in the section “Information about the SICAV’s financial guarantees”. The Guarantees shall be kept by the custodian of the
SICAV. For more information about the guarantees, refer to the section “Information about the UCI’s financial guarantees”.
o Selection of Counterparties:
A procedure for selecting counterparties with which these transactions are entered into makes it possible to prevent the
risk of a conflict of interest when these transactions are used. These counterparties shall be Credit Institutions having their
registered office in a member State of the European Union and with a minimum rating of A. Additional information about
the counterparty selection procedure is provided in the “Fees and commissions” section.
o Risks: refer to the section “Risk profile” and especially “counterparty risk”.
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
As part of temporary purchases and sales of securities and transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive
securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by a State or issued by international lending agencies and
bonds or securities issued by good quality private issuers) or cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as
the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
- used for the purposes of reverse repurchase agreement transactions, provided that these transactions are entered into
with credit institutions subject to prudential supervision and that the sub-fund can, at any time, recall the total amount of
cash, taking into account the accrued interest;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
Risk profile:
Investors are exposed via the sub-fund primarily to the following risks, especially by investment in UCIs selected by the
management company. These instruments will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
1- Risk of capital loss:
Unitholders have no capital guarantee. Therefore, not all of the capital invested may be returned to them.
2- Risk associated with discretionary management: The discretionary management style is based on anticipating trends on the various markets (equities, bonds). There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing markets. Therefore, it is possible that its performance may not be in line with its objectives.
3- Equity risk:
The sub-fund may experience: d. a risk associated with indirect investments in and/or exposure to equities; e. a risk linked to indirect investment exposure to large caps, mid-caps, and small caps.
Investors should be aware that small-cap markets are intended to accommodate
businesses that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for
investments, which may reduce the sub-fund’s net asset value.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Risk linked to investments in emerging countries: Investors should note that the operating and supervision conditions of the markets on which the sub-fund will trade (non-OECD markets including emerging countries) may deviate from the standards prevailing on the major international markets, which may reduce the sub-fund’s net asset value.
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5- Currency risk: Unitholders may be exposed to currency risk. Some assets are expressed in a currency other than the sub-fund’s accounting currency; therefore, a change in exchange rates may result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
6- Interest rate risk:
Risk linked to indirect investments in fixed-income products and their sensitivity to movements on the yield curves. Thus, an increase in interest rates will result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
7- Credit risk:
Risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the event of positive credit risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value. Investors are reminded that high-yield debt securities present a greater credit risk, which may lead to a greater reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
8- Liquidity risk on the sub-fund linked to low liquidity on the underlying markets, which makes them sensitive to
significant buy/sell flows; this could lead to a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
9- Risk associated with absolute return management strategies: Absolute return management strategies employ techniques that take advantage of observed (or anticipated) differences in prices between markets and/or sectors and/or securities and/or currencies and/or instruments. If the markets move against these positions (for example, if they rise for short transactions and/or fall for long transactions) the NAV of these UCIs or investment funds could fall. It is also possible that these management strategies lead to a drop in the net asset value of the sub-fund in the event of an upturn in the financial markets (equities and/or bonds and/or commodities).
10- Counterparty risk: The sub-fund may use temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or financial futures (over-the-counter derivatives). These transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk of the counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the counterparty risk may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the regulations in force.
11- Risks associated with temporary purchases and sales of securities:
In addition to the counterparty risk previously mentioned, the use of these techniques, the management of their guarantees, and their reuse involve certain specific risks such as the possibility of a lack of liquidity for any instrument, possible risks in relation with the legal documentation, the application of the contracts, and their limits, operational and custodial risks, a risk of incorrect valuation, and a counterparty risk. If use of these transactions proves to be inadequate, ineffective, or a failure due to market conditions, the sub-fund may suffer significant losses that will have a negative effect on the sub-fund’s net asset value.
Guarantee or protection: none.
Eligible subscribers and typical investor profile: All subscribers
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who are seeking a diversified investment vehicle.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each unitholder’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, investors must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 3 years or more
Establishment and allocation of income:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
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2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below. Amounts available for
distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
• C share: accumulation share
• D share: distribution share, full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital gains or losses defined in 2) above, the management company may distribute them (fully or partially) and/or carry them forward (fully or partially).
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
For distribution shares: full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital gains or losses
defined in 2) above, the management company may, each year, accumulate them (fully or partially) and/or distribute them
(fully or partially) and/or carry them forward (fully or partially).
Distribution frequency:
• C share: accumulation share
• D share: Annual by decision of the management company. Interim payments may be made.
Share characteristics:
Share name ISIN
code
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Minimum
initial Fractional units
Eligible
subscribers
C FR0007035555 Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
D FR0013329356 Distribution Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin
Maurel (D-1) and executed on the basis of the net asset value of the following business day (D). Settlement and delivery
of securities will take place on the third business day following the NAV execution date (D+3).
Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D-1 business day D-1 business day D: day of NAV calculation
D+1
business day
D+3 business
days
D+3 business
days
Centralisation of
subscription orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Centralisation of
redemption orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Execution of the
order no later than
day D
Publication of
net asset
value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe – 29, avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris / Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29,
avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris.
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Establishment of net asset value:
The net asset value is calculated on all business days of the Paris stock exchange, with the exception of public holidays
in France (Euronext official calendar), even if the reference stock exchange is open; in that event, it is calculated on the
first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees:
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fees
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares Maximum 5%
Subscription fees
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
• Operating and management charges
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction charges
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the transaction fee, where applicable, which may be collected
particularly by the custodian and the management company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
- performance fees. These remunerate the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-
fund’s objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
- activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
- a share of the income from temporary purchases and sales of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate / Scale
1 Financial management fees Net assets excluding units or shares
of UCI managed by Rothschild & Co
Asset Management Europe
Maximum 1%, all taxes included*
2 Administrative fees external to the
management company
3 Maximum indirect charges
(fees and management charges) Net assets Maximum 2%, all taxes included
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Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between 50%
and 100%
Deduction from each transaction
0.03% on French and foreign bonds
0.30% on French shares
0.40% on foreign shares
5 **Performance fee Net assets
With effect from 1 January 2019:
15% including taxes*** of the annual
outperformance net of fees of the sub-
fund over the composite benchmark
index (10% MSCI USA NR EUR +
10% MSCI Europe NR EUR + 2%
MSCI Japan NR EUR + 3% MSCI
Emerging Markets NR EUR + 75% 3-
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month EURIBOR dividends
reinvested and converted into euros,
with each of the components valued
on the business day D-1 against the
net asset value date) and the highest
net asset value of an accounting
period having previously been subject
to a deduction (see calculation
method below).
* The management company is exempt from VAT.
** The performance fee shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2019.
*** Performance fees may not be deducted for a reference period of less than one year. The first deduction shall therefore
be made on the basis of the last NAV of the financial year ending December 2019.
Calculation of the performance fee:
With effect from 1 January 2019:
The performance fee is calculated on a maximum history of three years by comparing the evolution of the sub-fund’s assets
(coupon reinvested and excluding variable management fees) with the assets of a reference fund:
• the starting value of which is that of the sub-fund’s assets (i) at the closing of the previous financial year if
performance fees were deducted at this closing or, failing that, (ii) at the closing of the most recent financial year
having given rise to the deduction of a performance fee over the last three financial years if performance fees
were deducted for one of these financial years or, failing that, (iii) at the closing of the third financial year preceding
if no performance fees were deducted for the past two financial years (iv) or, failing that, on 1 January 2019;
• and which yields a daily performance equal to that of the benchmark recording the same variations in
subscriptions and redemptions as the sub-fund.
If, at the closing of the financial year, the sub-fund’s assets (excluding variable management fees) are greater than the
assets of the reference sub-fund with the above starting value, then a performance fee equal to 15% including taxes of the
valuation difference between the sub-fund’s assets and the reference fund is deducted.
A provision for these fees is set aside at each calculation of the net asset value and actually collected each year on the
closing date of the financial year.
The provision shall be written back each time the difference between the two asset values decreases. In the event of
underperformance (the sub-fund’s assets are less than the reference fund’s assets), the provisions shall be written back
until the overall allocation is depleted, excluding any accrued variable management fees.
Any provisions existing at the end of the financial year and the share of the commission coming from share redemptions
during the financial year shall be paid to the management company.
Securities lending or borrowing is remunerated on a pro rata temporis basis according to a fixed or variable rate that
depends on market conditions.
Temporary purchases and disposals of securities:
For its temporary sales of securities, the sub-fund’s service provider shall be one or more credit institutions having their
head office in a member state of the European Union. The service providers shall act independently of the sub-fund and
shall systematically be counterparties of transactions on the market. These service providers shall belong to the Rothschild
& Co Group or an entity of the group to which it belongs (hereinafter “Entity”). As such, the Entity’s performance of the
transactions may generate a potential conflict of interest.
No remuneration is retained by the custodian (as part of its custodian function) or the management company on temporary
purchases and sales of securities. All income from these transactions shall be fully collected by the sub-fund. These
transactions generate costs borne by the sub-fund; the billing by the Entity may not exceed 50% of the income generated
by these transactions.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the sub-fund’s annual report.
Intermediary selection procedure
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
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Sub-fund No. 6: RMM STRATEGIE DIVERSIFIEE
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C share: FR0007035571
D share: FR0013329349
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a
fraction of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in
proportion to the number of shares held.
Specification of methods of managing liabilities:
Liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear France.
Voting rights: Each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
This sub-fund may serve as units of account for life insurance contracts.
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Management objective:
The management objective of the sub-fund is to outperform the composite benchmark (20% MSCI USA NR EUR + 20%
MSCI Europe NR EUR + 4% MSCI Japan NR EUR + 6% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR + 50% 3-month EURIBOR)
net of fees over the recommended investment period of four (4) years or more, via discretionary management.
Benchmark:
The benchmark is a composite index, distributed as follows: 20% MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index)
+ 20% MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) + 4% MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code:
MSDEJNN Index) + 6% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) + 50% 3-month
EURIBOR.
The index MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index) represents the largest companies in the US, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) represents the largest companies in Europe, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEJNN Index) represents the largest companies in Japan, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) includes the largest companies in non-
OECD countries, net dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
These indexes are calculated and administered by MSCI and are available at the following URL: www.msci.com.
The 3-month EURIBOR (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) is the average interest rate at which 25/40 leading European banks
make loans in euros with a 3-month maturity. It is calculated on every business day at 11:00 a.m. CET and published by
the European Banking Federation (EFB) (Bloomberg code: EUR003M Index). This index is available at the following URL:
http://fr.euribor-rates.eu/.
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As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, only the administrator Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. of the
benchmark index MSCI is entered on the register of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the ESMA. The
administrator of the 3-month EURIBOR is exempt from article 2.2 of the benchmark regulation as a central bank and as
such is not entered on the register maintained by the ESMA.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
As the portfolio is not intended to replicate the benchmark index and its components exactly, the performance of the net
asset value of the sub-fund may differ from that of the composite index.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
The sub-fund RMM Stratégie Diversifiée is invested via a rigorous quantitative and qualitative selection process carried
out by the management company (as described below), directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income or convertible products
directly and via UCIs, in equities products according to market opportunities, and in money market UCIs, UCIs presenting
a diversified allocation, and/or absolute return UCIs.
Overall strategic allocation of the portfolio:
With a view to meeting the management objective, the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Diversifiée may invest:
✓ Between 0% and 75%, directly and via UCIs, in equities products in all geographical zones (including 20%
maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries) and of all sizes (up to 20% in small caps) and in
all sectors;
✓ Between 0% and 75%, directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income products and/or convertibles (up to 15% of net
assets) in all geographical zones (including 15% maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries)
and all credit qualities (up to 15% in high-yield or non-rated securities), both government and private-sector
securities;
✓ Between 0% and 50% in money market UCIs;
✓ Between 0% and 30% in UCIs or investment funds using different types of alternative management applied to all
financial asset classes. Investments are diversified across markets, management methodologies and investment
managers;
✓ Liquid assets on an incidental basis.
Up to 20% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be exposed to risks associated with small caps.
The sub-fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% in contingent convertible bonds.
Absolute return management is a generic definition that encompasses non-traditional management techniques. Absolute
return management strategies have a common objective: search for performance uncorrelated to (or differentiated from)
to that of the main markets (currencies, bonds, stocks, or futures indexes). To that end, most of them seek to carry out
arbitrage transactions and take advantage of market inefficiencies or imperfections, for example by simultaneously taking
bull positions on certain assets and bear positions on other assets, on the basis of fundamental, technical, or statistical
analyses.
The sub-fund invests up to 30% of its net assets in UCIs using the following absolute return strategies:
• “Long/short” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, is the simultaneous holding of (a) long positions in stocks with upside potential and (b) short positions in stocks with downside potential. The manager has the capacity to adjust the resulting net market exposure depending on projected economic scenarios.
• The aim of “arbitrage/relative value” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, is to exploit pricing anomalies in various asset classes. These strategies involve stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, other interest rate instruments, etc.
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• “Global Macro” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, are based on a macroeconomic analysis of economies and markets to formulate investment themes and invest on all markets on a discretionary basis. “Global Macro” managers invest without limitation of geographical area or asset type: stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives, etc. They seek to anticipate market changes on the basis of major macroeconomic variables and especially interest rate fluctuations. They apply opportunistic management, based on an identification and an evaluation specific to the manager. These movements can result from changes in global economies, political uncertainties, or global supply and demand with regard to physical and financial resources.
• “Systematic” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, are based on algorithms and automated trading (through mathematical models) aiming to exploit various market characteristics (trend, volatility, mean reversion, etc.). These strategies use mainly futures contracts on asset classes such as stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities.
• “Special Situations”/“Event-Driven” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, involve taking advantage of opportunities created by major events related to a company’s corporate structure, such as spin-off, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganisation, share buyback, or change in management. Arbitrage between the various parts of the company’s capital is part of this strategy.
Criteria for selecting securities:
The management process for the sub-fund combines the Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches, thus identifying two
sources of added value: ▪ The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps:
o A quantitative analysis to determine the attractiveness of valuation using ratios tailored to each industry (Enterprise Value/Capital Employed, Enterprise Value/Gross Operating Result, PER, etc.) o A qualitative analysis based on understanding the competition and how profitability is constructed (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit analysis, patents, brands, regulations, etc.),
Most of the added value of our process therefore relies on a “bottom-up” approach, based on the fundamental analysis of
companies, to assess whether the implicit profitability assumptions resulting from the valuation appear justified, overvalued,
or undervalued.
Sector allocation resulting from a comparison between “bottom-up” and “top-down” analyses.
▪ A “top-down” dimension makes it possible to incorporate a number of parameters influencing profitability
outlooks for various sectors into the fundamental analysis: interest rates, foreign exchange rates, changes in the demand, etc. It allows the risks from the “bottom-up” analysis to be identified and assumed.
Selection of underlying funds:
The portfolio of the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Diversifiée has a diversified allocation and is managed on an active and
discretionary basis in terms of styles, geographical areas, and products. The investment management process is built
around two processes determined collectively: ✓ Definition of the overall allocation in terms of asset classes, geographical areas, and styles, according to a
global macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis. ✓ Selection of UCIs, on the basis of a quantitative then qualitative analysis of the UCIs in the investment
universe: ▪ The quantitative part includes a series of filters (minimum assets under management, price history,
etc.) highlighting the preselected UCIs as well as a battery of statistical indicators (performance and risk analyses) to identify consistency in the performance levels of UCIs in their respective category.
▪ After this first analysis, an in-depth qualitative study is performed on the UCIs repeatedly offering the best performance over uniform periods. Regular meetings with the managers of the examined UCIs allow the consistency between the objectives, the resources put in place, and the results obtained by the analysed managers to be assessed.
Existence of a possible currency risk on all types of currency for French residents in the eurozone (up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets).
b. Description of the classes of assets (excluding embedded derivatives) and financial contracts used:
All asset classes included in the composition of the assets of the sub-fund are:
• Stocks: 0–75% of net assets
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Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest and/or shall be exposed in equity products.
The sectoral and geographical distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined according to
market opportunities in all industrial sectors and all sizes of market capitalisation.
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and bonds: 0–75% of net assets
Within the limit of the holding range specified below, the sub-fund shall invest in and/or be exposed to bonds and short-
term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before 31 May 2016) and Euro
Commercial Paper) at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, equity shares, index-linked bonds, and convertible bonds (up to
15% maximum). The sub-fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% maximum in
contingent convertible bonds. The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined
based on market opportunities. In all cases, the exposure to high-yield bonds and/or non-rated bonds shall not exceed
15%.
• Holding of shares or units of other UCITS, AIFs, or investment funds governed by foreign law, including listed UCIs/ETFs: 0–100% of net assets
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of UCITS of all classes, including French and/or European listed UCITS/ETFs subject to
European directive 2009/65/EC that may invest no more than 10% of their assets in units or shares of other
UCIs or investment funds;
- for up to 20%, units or shares of other French or foreign UCIs of all classes, including listed UCIs/ETFs, or
foreign investment funds, which meet the four conditions set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary
and financial code.
Note: The sub-fund may, in particular, invest its assets in units or shares of UCITS, AIFs or investment funds managed by
the Rothschild & Co. group.
For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities Fixed-income
products UCI
Holding ranges 0–75% 0–75% 0–100%
Investment in small caps 0–20% None 0–20%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries 0–20% 0–15% 0–35%
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets.
The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate, credit, and currency risk. In order to achieve the management objective,
these trades shall be carried out for the purposes of portfolio hedging (sale of futures) and exposure to reconstitute a
synthetic exposure to assets (purchase of futures). In particular, the manager may trade futures, options, swaps (TRS up
to 50% of the fund’s net assets) and forwards, and credit derivatives (credit default swaps).
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
75%.
The overall fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s
sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s consolidated currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 100%.
The consolidated exposure in the equities, foreign exchange and fixed-income markets, including exposure resulting from
the use of financial futures, shall not exceed 200%.
Credit derivatives:
The credit allocation is determined at the discretion of the manager.
The credit derivatives used are baskets of CDS and CDS on a single issuer.
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These credit derivatives are used for hedging purposes through the purchase of protection:
- in order to limit the risk of capital loss on certain issuers (present in the portfolio)
- in order to benefit from the anticipated deterioration of the credit quality of an issuer or a basket of issuers not
present in the portfolio greater than that of an exposure presented in the portfolio.
and for exposure, through the sale of protection, to:
- the credit risk of an issuer
- the credit risk on baskets of CDS
CDSs may be used for credit risk exposure or hedging of the portfolio’s credit risk.
The percentage of the fund’s assets corresponding to the use of credit derivatives is between 0% and 100%.
Total Return Swaps: In particular, up to a limit of 50% of its net assets, the sub-fund may use Total Return Swaps. The
aim of these financial forwards is to trade on the performance of a security, a basket of securities, or an index.
Derivatives will be used primarily to:
- synthetically reconstruct the portfolio’s exposure to the bond market;
- partially hedge the assets in the portfolio against interest rate and credit risk;
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
In order to achieve the management objective, the manager trades on interest rate, credit, and currency risks. These trades
shall be carried out for the purposes of hedging or exposure. In particular, the manager may trade on the EMTN and bond
warrant market, with a maximum of 15% in convertible bonds. The sub-fund may also invest up to 10% in contingent
convertible bonds and 15% in callable and/or putable bonds.
The purpose of using these securities with embedded derivatives is to hedge or expose the portfolio to interest rate, credit,
and currency risk, while maintaining a portfolio sensitivity range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 75%.
The overall fixed-income and credit market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with
embedded derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s total foreign exchange exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 100%.
e. Deposits: 0–50% of net assets.
f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchases and sales of securities:
• General description of transactions:
o Type of actions:
Temporary purchases and sales of securities shall be carried out in accordance with the French monetary and financial
code. They shall be conducted as part of cash management and/or optimisation of the sub-fund’s income.
o Type of transactions used:
These transactions shall consist of securities lending and borrowing and/or repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements, fixed-income products, or credit products (debt securities and money market instruments) from issuers of
OECD member countries.
• General information for each type of transaction:
o Level of intended use:
Temporary sales of securities (securities lending, repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets.
Temporary acquisitions of securities (securities borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to
10% of the fund’s assets. This limit may be increased to 100% in the case of repurchase agreements for cash, on condition
that the financial instruments repurchased are not subject to a sale transaction.
The expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of such a transaction may represent 10% of
the assets.
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o Remuneration:
Additional information about the remuneration is provided in the “Charges and fees” section.
• Information on the counterparties, guarantees, and risks:
o Guarantees:
The guarantees received as part of these transactions will be the subject of a discount according to the principle described
in the section “Information about the SICAV’s financial guarantees”. The Guarantees shall be kept by the custodian of the
SICAV. For more information about the guarantees, refer to the section “Information about the SICAV’s financial
guarantees”.
o Selection of Counterparties:
A procedure for selecting counterparties with which these transactions are entered into makes it possible to prevent the
risk of a conflict of interest when these transactions are used. These counterparties shall be Credit Institutions having their
registered office in a member State of the European Union and with a minimum rating of A. Additional information about
the counterparty selection procedure is provided in the “Fees and commissions” section.
o Risks: refer to the section “Risk profile” and especially “counterparty risk”.
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
As part of temporary purchases and sales of securities and transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive
securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by a State or issued by international lending agencies and
bonds or securities issued by good quality private issuers) or cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as
the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
- used for the purposes of reverse repurchase agreement transactions, provided that these transactions are entered into
with credit institutions subject to prudential supervision and that the sub-fund can, at any time, recall the total amount of
cash, taking into account the accrued interest;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
Risk profile:
Investors are exposed via the sub-fund primarily to the following risks, especially by investment in UCIs selected by the
management company. These instruments will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
1- Risk of capital loss:
Unitholders have no capital guarantee. Therefore, not all of the capital invested may be returned to them.
2- Risk associated with discretionary management:
The discretionary management style is based on anticipating trends on the various markets (equities, bonds).
There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing markets. Therefore, it is
possible that its performance may not be in line with its objectives.
3- Equity risk:
The sub-fund may experience:
a. a risk associated with indirect investments in and/or exposure to equities;
b. a risk linked to indirect investment exposure to large caps, mid-caps, and small caps.
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Investors should be aware that small-cap markets are intended to accommodate businesses
that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments, which may
reduce the sub-fund’s net asset value.
Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Risk linked to investments in emerging countries:
Investors should note that the operating and supervision conditions of the markets on which the sub-fund will
trade (non-OECD markets including emerging countries) may deviate from the standards prevailing on the major
international markets, which may reduce the sub-fund’s net asset value.
5- Currency risk:
Unitholders may be exposed to currency risk. Some assets are expressed in a currency other than the sub-fund’s
accounting currency; therefore, a change in exchange rates may result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset
value.
6- Interest rate risk:
Risk linked to indirect investments in fixed-income products and their sensitivity to movements on the yield curves.
Thus, an increase in interest rates will result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
7- Credit risk:
Risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the event of
positive credit risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset
value.
Investors are reminded that high-yield debt securities present a greater credit risk, which may lead to a
greater reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
8- Liquidity risk on the sub-fund linked to low liquidity on the underlying markets, which makes them sensitive to
significant buy/sell flows; this could lead to a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
9- Risk associated with absolute return management strategies:
Absolute return management strategies employ techniques that take advantage of observed (or anticipated)
differences in prices between markets and/or sectors and/or securities and/or currencies and/or instruments. If
the markets move against these positions (for example, if they rise for short transactions and/or fall for long
transactions) the NAV of these UCIs or investment funds could fall. It is also possible that these management
strategies lead to a drop in the net asset value of the sub-fund in the event of an upturn in the financial markets
(equities and/or bonds and/or commodities).
10- Counterparty risk:
The sub-fund may use temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or financial futures (over-the-counter
derivatives). These transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk of the
counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the
counterparty risk may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the
regulations in force.
11- Risks associated with temporary purchases and sales of securities:
In addition to the counterparty risk previously mentioned, the use of these techniques, the management of their
guarantees, and their reuse involve certain specific risks such as the possibility of a lack of liquidity for any
instrument, possible risks in relation with the legal documentation, the application of the contracts, and their limits,
operational and custodial risks, a risk of incorrect valuation, and a counterparty risk. If use of these transactions
proves to be inadequate, ineffective, or a failure due to market conditions, the sub-fund may suffer significant
losses that will have a negative effect on the sub-fund’s net asset value.
Guarantee or protection: None
Eligible subscribers and typical investor profile: All subscribers
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who are seeking a diversified investment vehicle.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each unitholder’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, unitholders must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
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investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 4 years or more.
Establishment and allocation of amounts available for distribution:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below. Amounts available for
distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
• C share: accumulation share
• D share: distribution share, full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital
gains or losses defined in 2) above, the management company may distribute them (fully or partially) and/or
carry them forward (fully or partially).
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
For distribution shares: full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital gains or losses
defined in 2) above, the management company may, each year, accumulate them (fully or partially) and/or distribute them
(fully or partially) and/or carry them forward (fully or partially).
Distribution frequency:
• C share: Accumulation share
• D share: Annual by decision of the management company. Interim payments may be made.
Share characteristics:
Share name ISIN
code
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Minimum
initial Fractional units
Eligible
subscribers
C FR0007035571 Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
D FR0013329349 Distribution Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin
Maurel (D-1) and executed on the basis of the net asset value of the following business day (D). Settlement and delivery
of securities will take place on the third business day following the NAV execution date (D+3).
Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
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D-1 business day D-1 business day D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+3 business
days
D+3 business
days
Centralisation of
subscription orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Centralisation of
redemption orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Execution of
the order no
later than day
D
Publication of
net asset
value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe – 29, avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris / Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29,
avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris.
Establishment of net asset value:
The net asset value is calculated on all business days of the Paris stock exchange, with the exception of public holidays
in France (Euronext official calendar), even if the reference stock exchange is open; in that event, it is calculated on the
first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees:
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fees
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares Maximum 5%
Subscription fees
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
• Operating and management charges
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction charges
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the transaction fee, where applicable, which may be collected
particularly by the custodian and the management company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
a. performance fees. These remunerate the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-
fund’s objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
b. activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
c. a share of the income from temporary acquisitions and transfers of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate / Scale
1
Financial management fees
Net assets excluding units or
shares
of UCI managed by Rothschild
& Co Asset Management
Europe
Maximum 1.2%, all taxes included*
2 Administrative fees external to the
management company
3 Maximum indirect charges Net assets Maximum 2%, all taxes included
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(fees and management charges)
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between 50% and
100%
Deduction from each
transaction
0.03% on French and foreign bonds
0.30% on French shares
0.40% on foreign shares
5 **Performance fee Net assets
With effect from 1 January 2019
15% including taxes*** of the annual
outperformance net of fees of the sub-fund
over the composite benchmark index (20%
MSCI USA NR EUR + 20% MSCI Europe NR
EUR + 4% MSCI Japan NR EUR + 6% MSCI
Emerging Markets NR EUR + 50% 3-month
EURIBOR dividends reinvested and converted
into euros, with each of the components valued
on the business day D-1 against the net asset
value date) and the highest net asset value of
an accounting period having previously been
subject to a deduction (see calculation method
below).
* The management company is exempt from VAT.
** The performance fee shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2019.
*** Performance fees may not be deducted for a reference period of less than one year. The first deduction shall therefore
take place on the basis of the last NAV of the end of the financial year ending in December 2019.
Calculation of the performance fee:
With effect from 1 January 2019:
The performance fee is calculated on a maximum history of three years by comparing the evolution of the sub-fund’s assets
(coupon reinvested and excluding variable management fees) with the assets of a reference fund: • the starting value of which is that of the sub-fund’s assets (i) at the closing of the previous financial year if
performance fees were deducted at this closing or, failing that, (ii) at the closing of the most recent financial year having given rise to the deduction of a performance fee over the last three financial years if performance fees were deducted for one of these financial years or, failing that, (iii) at the closing of the third financial year preceding if no performance fees were deducted for the past two financial years (iv) or, failing that, on 1 January 2019;
• and which yields a daily performance equal to that of the benchmark recording the same variations in subscriptions and redemptions as the sub-fund.
If, at the closing of the financial year, the sub-fund’s assets (excluding variable management fees) are greater than the
assets of the reference sub-fund with the above starting value, then a performance fee equal to 15% including taxes of the
valuation difference between the sub-fund’s assets and the reference fund is deducted.
A provision for these fees is set aside at each calculation of the net asset value and actually collected each year on the
closing date of the financial year.
The provision shall be written back each time the difference between the two asset values decreases. In the event of
underperformance (the sub-fund’s assets are less than the reference fund’s assets), the provisions shall be written back
until the overall allocation is depleted, excluding any accrued variable management fees.
Any provisions existing at the end of the financial year and the share of the commission coming from share redemptions
during the financial year shall be paid to the management company.
Securities lending or borrowing is remunerated on a pro rata temporis basis according to a fixed or variable rate that
depends on market conditions.
Temporary purchases and disposals of securities:
For its temporary sales of securities, the sub-fund’s service provider shall be one or more credit institutions having their
head office in a member state of the European Union. The service providers shall act independently of the sub-fund and
shall systematically be counterparties of transactions on the market. These service providers shall belong to the Rothschild
& Co Group or an entity of the group to which it belongs (hereinafter “Entity”). As such, the Entity’s performance of the
transactions may generate a potential conflict of interest.
No remuneration is retained by the custodian (as part of its custodian function) or the management company on temporary
purchases and sales of securities. All income from these transactions shall be fully collected by the sub-fund. These
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transactions generate costs borne by the sub-fund; the billing by the Entity may not exceed 50% of the income generated
by these transactions.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the sub-fund’s annual report.
Intermediary selection procedure
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
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Sub-fund No. 7: RMM STRATEGIE DYNAMIQUE
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C share: FR0007035563
D share: FR0013329505
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Specification of methods of managing liabilities:
Liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear France.
Voting rights: Each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of the shares: Bearer
Fractional shares: The sub-fund’s shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date of the accounting year: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2018
Taxation:
This sub-fund may serve as units of account for life insurance contracts.
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the sub-
fund. When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is
regarded as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Management objective:
The management objective of the sub-fund is to outperform the composite benchmark (30% MSCI USA NR EUR + 30%
MSCI Europe NR EUR + 6% MSCI Japan NR EUR + 9% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR + 25% 3-month EURIBOR)
net of fees over the recommended investment period of five (5) years or more, via discretionary management.
Benchmark:
The benchmark is a composite index, distributed as follows: 30% MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index)
+ 30% MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) + 6% MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code:
MSDEJNN Index) + 9% MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) + 25% 3-month
EURIBOR.
The index MSCI USA NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEUSN Index) represents the largest companies in the US, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Europe NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEE15N Index) represents the largest companies in Europe, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Japan NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEJNN Index) represents the largest companies in Japan, net
dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
The index MSCI Emerging Markets NR EUR (Bloomberg code: MSDEEEMN Index) includes the largest companies in non-
OECD countries, net dividends reinvested and converted into euros.
These indexes are calculated and administered by MSCI and are available at the following URL: www.msci.com.
The 3-month EURIBOR (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) is the average interest rate at which 25/40 leading European banks
make loans in euros with a 3-month maturity. It is calculated on every business day at 11:00 a.m. CET and published by
the European Banking Federation (EFB) (Bloomberg code: EUR003M Index). This index is available at the following URL:
http://fr.euribor-rates.eu/.
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As of the date of the last update of this prospectus, only the administrator Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. of the
benchmark index MSCI is entered on the register of administrators and benchmark indexes maintained by the ESMA. The
administrator of the 3-month EURIBOR is exempt from article 2.2 of the benchmark regulation as a central bank and as
such is not entered on the register maintained by the ESMA.
In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016, the
Management Company has a procedure for monitoring the benchmarks used describing the measures to be implemented
in the event of substantial changes to an index or if that index ceases to be provided.
As the portfolio is not intended to replicate the benchmark index and its components exactly, the performance of the net
asset value of the sub-fund may differ from that of the composite index.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
The sub-fund RMM Stratégie Dynamique is invested via a rigorous quantitative and qualitative selection process carried
out by the management company (as described below), directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income or convertible products
directly and via UCIs, in equities products according to market opportunities, and in money market UCIs, UCIs presenting
a diversified allocation, and/or absolute return UCIs.
Overall strategic allocation of the portfolio:
With a view to meeting the management objective, the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Dynamique may invest:
✓ Between 0% and 100%, directly and via UCIs, in equities products in all geographical zones (including 30% maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries) and of all sizes (up to 30% in small caps) and in all sectors;
✓ Between 0% and 50%, directly and via UCIs, in fixed-income products and/or convertibles (up to 20% of net assets) in all geographical zones (including 30% maximum in non-OECD countries including emerging countries) and all credit qualities (up to 30% in high-yield or non-rated securities), both government and private-sector securities;
✓ Between 0% and 50% in money market UCIs; ✓ Between 0% and 30% in UCIs or investment funds using different types of alternative management applied to all
financial asset classes. Investments are diversified across markets, management methodologies and investment managers;
✓ Liquid assets on an incidental basis.
Up to 30% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be exposed to risks associated with small caps.
The sub-fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% in contingent convertible bonds.
Absolute return management is a generic definition that encompasses non-traditional management techniques. Absolute
return management strategies have a common objective: search for performance uncorrelated to (or differentiated from)
to that of the main markets (currencies, bonds, stocks, or futures indexes). To that end, most of them seek to carry out
arbitrage transactions and take advantage of market inefficiencies or imperfections, for example by simultaneously taking
bull positions on certain assets and bear positions on other assets, on the basis of fundamental, technical, or statistical
analyses.
The sub-fund invests (up to 30% of its net assets) in UCIs using the following absolute return strategies:
• “Long/short” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, is the simultaneous holding of (a) long positions in stocks with upside potential and (b) short positions in stocks with downside potential. The manager has the capacity to adjust the resulting net market exposure depending on projected economic scenarios.
• The aim of “arbitrage/relative value” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, is to exploit pricing anomalies in various asset classes. These strategies involve stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, other interest rate instruments, etc.
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• “Global Macro” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, are based on a macroeconomic analysis of economies and markets to formulate investment themes and invest on all markets on a discretionary basis. “Global Macro” managers invest without limitation of geographical area or asset type: stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives, etc. They seek to anticipate market changes on the basis of major macroeconomic variables and especially interest rate fluctuations. They apply opportunistic management, based on an identification and an evaluation specific to the manager. These movements can result from changes in global economies, political uncertainties, or global supply and demand with regard to physical and financial resources.
• “Systematic” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, are based on algorithms and automated trading (through mathematical models) aiming to exploit various market characteristics (trend, volatility, mean reversion, etc.). These strategies use mainly futures contracts on asset classes such as stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities.
• “Special Situations”/“Event-Driven” strategies, in which the sub-fund may invest between 0% and 30% of its net assets, involve taking advantage of opportunities created by major events related to a company’s corporate structure, such as spin-off, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, reorganisation, share buyback, or change in management. Arbitrage between the various parts of the company’s capital is part of this strategy.
Criteria for selecting securities:
The management process for the sub-fund combines the Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches, thus identifying two
sources of added value: ▪ The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps:
o A quantitative analysis to determine the attractiveness of valuation using ratios tailored to each industry (Enterprise Value/Capital Employed, Enterprise Value/Gross Operating Result, PER, etc.) o A qualitative analysis based on understanding the competition and how profitability is constructed (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit analysis, patents, brands, regulations, etc.),
Most of the added value of our process therefore relies on a “bottom-up” approach, based on the fundamental analysis of
companies, to assess whether the implicit profitability assumptions resulting from the valuation appear justified, overvalued,
or undervalued.
Sector allocation resulting from a comparison between “bottom-up” and “top-down” analyses.
▪ A “top-down” dimension makes it possible to incorporate a number of parameters influencing profitability
outlooks for various sectors into the fundamental analysis: interest rates, foreign exchange rates, changes in the demand, etc. It allows the risks from the “bottom-up” analysis to be identified and assumed.
Selection of underlying funds:
The portfolio of the sub-fund RMM Stratégie Dynamique has a diversified allocation and is managed on an active and
discretionary basis in terms of styles, geographical areas, and products. The investment management process is built
around two processes determined collectively: ✓ Definition of the overall allocation in terms of asset classes, geographical areas, and styles, according to a
global macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis. ✓ Selection of UCIs, on the basis of a quantitative then qualitative analysis of the UCIs in the investment
universe: ▪ The quantitative part includes a series of filters (minimum assets under management, price history,
etc.) highlighting the preselected UCIs as well as a battery of statistical indicators (performance and risk analyses) to identify consistency in the performance levels of UCIs in their respective category.
▪ After this first analysis, an in-depth qualitative study is performed on the UCIs repeatedly offering the best performance over uniform periods. Regular meetings with the managers of the examined UCIs allow the consistency between the objectives, the resources put in place, and the results obtained by the analysed managers to be assessed.
Existence of a possible currency risk on all types of currency for French residents in the eurozone (up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets).
b. Description of the classes of assets (excluding embedded derivatives) and financial contracts used:
All asset classes included in the composition of the assets of the sub-fund are:
• Equities: 0–100% of net assets
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Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund shall invest and/or shall be exposed in equity products.
The sectoral and geographical distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined according to
market opportunities in all industrial sectors and all sizes of market capitalisation.
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and bonds: 0–50% of net assets
Within the limit of the holding range specified below, the sub-fund shall invest in and/or be exposed to bonds and short-
term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and treasury notes issued before 31 May 2016) and Euro
Commercial Paper) at fixed, variable, or adjustable rates, participating securities, indexed bonds, and convertible bonds
(up to 20% maximum). The sub-fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in subordinated bonds, including 10% maximum
in contingent convertible bonds. The private/public debt distribution is not determined in advance and shall be determined
based on market opportunities. In all cases, the exposure to high-yield bonds and/or non-rated bonds shall not exceed
30%.
• Holding of shares or units of other UCITS, AIFs, or investment funds governed by foreign law, including listed UCIs/ETFs: 0–100% of net assets
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund may hold:
- units or shares of UCITS of all classes, including French and/or European listed UCITS/ETFs subject to
European directive 2009/65/EC that may invest no more than 10% of their assets in units or shares of other
UCIs or investment funds;
- for up to 20%, units or shares of other French or foreign UCIs of all classes, including listed UCIs/ETFs, or
foreign investment funds, which meet the four conditions set out in Article R. 214-13 of the French monetary
and financial code.
Note: The sub-fund may, in particular, invest its assets in units or shares of UCITS, AIFs or investment funds managed by
the Rothschild & Co. group.
For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities Fixed-income
products UCI
Holding ranges 0–100% 0–50% 0–100%
Investment in small caps 0–30% None 0–30%
Investment in financial instruments of non-OECD countries 0–30% 0–30% 0–60%
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets.
The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate, credit, and currency risk. In order to achieve the management objective,
these trades shall be carried out for the purposes of portfolio hedging (sale of futures) and exposure to reconstitute a
synthetic exposure to assets (purchase of futures). In particular, the manager may trade futures, options, swaps (TRS up
to 50% of the fund’s net assets) and forwards, and credit derivatives (credit default swaps).
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
100%.
The overall fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s
sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s consolidated currency risk exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of financial futures, shall not
exceed 100%.
The consolidated exposure in the equities, foreign exchange and fixed-income markets, including exposure resulting from
the use of financial futures, shall not exceed 200%.
Credit derivatives:
The credit allocation is determined at the discretion of the manager.
The credit derivatives used are baskets of CDS and CDS on a single issuer.
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These credit derivatives are used for hedging purposes through the purchase of protection: - in order to limit the risk of capital loss on certain issuers (present in the portfolio) - in order to benefit from the anticipated deterioration of the credit quality of an issuer or a basket of issuers not
present in the portfolio greater than that of an exposure presented in the portfolio.
and for exposure, through the sale of protection, to: - the credit risk of an issuer - the credit risk on baskets of CDS
CDSs may be used for credit risk exposure or hedging of the portfolio’s credit risk.
The percentage of the fund’s assets corresponding to the use of credit derivatives is between 0% and 100%.
Total Return Swaps: In particular, up to a limit of 50% of its net assets, the sub-fund may use Total Return Swaps. The
aim of these financial forwards is to trade on the performance of a security, a basket of securities, or an index.
Derivatives will be used primarily to:
- synthetically reconstruct the portfolio’s exposure to the bond market;
- partially hedge the assets in the portfolio against interest rate and credit risk;
d. Securities with embedded derivatives:
In order to achieve the management objective, the manager trades on interest rate, credit, and currency risks. These trades
shall be carried out for the purposes of hedging or exposure. In particular, the manager may trade on the EMTN and bond
warrant market, with a maximum of 20% in convertible bonds. The sub-fund may also invest up to 10% in contingent
convertible bonds and 30% in callable and/or putable bonds.
The purpose of using these securities with embedded derivatives is to hedge or expose the portfolio to interest rate, credit,
and currency risk, while maintaining a portfolio sensitivity range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 100%.
The overall fixed-income and credit market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with
embedded derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -1 and 9.
The portfolio’s total foreign exchange exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 100%.
e. Deposits: 0–50% of net assets.
f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchases and sales of securities:
• General description of transactions: o Type of actions:
Temporary purchases and sales of securities shall be carried out in accordance with the French monetary and financial
code. They shall be conducted as part of cash management and/or optimisation of the sub-fund’s income.
o Type of transactions used:
These transactions shall consist of securities lending and borrowing and/or repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements, fixed-income products, or credit products (debt securities and money market instruments) from issuers of
OECD member countries.
• General information for each type of transaction: o Level of intended use:
Temporary sales of securities (securities lending, repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to 100% of the sub-
fund’s assets.
Temporary acquisitions of securities (securities borrowing, reverse repurchase agreements) may be carried out for up to
10% of the fund’s assets. This limit may be increased to 100% in the case of repurchase agreements for cash, on condition
that the financial instruments repurchased are not subject to a sale transaction.
The expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of such a transaction may represent 10% of
the assets.
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o Remuneration:
Additional information about the remuneration is provided in the “Charges and fees” section.
• Information on the counterparties, guarantees, and risks: o Guarantees:
The guarantees received as part of these transactions will be the subject of a discount according to the principle described
in the section “Information about the SICAV’s financial guarantees”. The Guarantees shall be kept by the custodian of the
SICAV. For more information about the guarantees, refer to the section “Information about the SICAV’s financial
guarantees”.
o Selection of Counterparties:
A procedure for selecting counterparties with which these transactions are entered into makes it possible to prevent the
risk of a conflict of interest when these transactions are used. These counterparties shall be Credit Institutions having their
registered office in a member State of the European Union and with a minimum rating of A. Additional information about
the counterparty selection procedure is provided in the “Fees and commissions” section.
o Risks: refer to the section “Risk profile” and especially “counterparty risk”.
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
As part of temporary purchases and sales of securities and transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive
securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed by a State or issued by international lending agencies and
bonds or securities issued by good quality private issuers) or cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as
the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
- used for the purposes of reverse repurchase agreement transactions, provided that these transactions are entered into
with credit institutions subject to prudential supervision and that the sub-fund can, at any time, recall the total amount of
cash, taking into account the accrued interest;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
Risk profile:
Investors are exposed via the sub-fund primarily to the following risks, especially by investment in UCIs selected by the
management company. These instruments will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
1- Risk of capital loss:
Unitholders have no capital guarantee. Therefore, not all of the capital invested may be returned to them.
2- Risk associated with discretionary management:
The discretionary management style is based on anticipating trends on the various markets (equities, bonds).
There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing markets. Therefore, it is
possible that its performance may not be in line with its objectives.
3- Equity risk:
The sub-fund may experience:
a. a risk associated with indirect investments in and/or exposure to equities;
b. a risk linked to indirect investment exposure to large caps, mid-caps, and small caps.
Investors should be aware that small-cap markets are intended to accommodate businesses
that, because of their specific characteristics, may present risks for investments, which may
reduce the sub-fund’s net asset value.
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Any downturn in the equity market may thus result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
4- Risk linked to investments in emerging countries: Investors should note that the operating and supervision
conditions of the markets on which the sub-fund will trade (non-OECD markets including emerging countries) may
deviate from the standards prevailing on the major international markets, which may reduce the sub-fund’s net
asset value.
5- Currency risk: the unitholder may be exposed to currency risk. Some assets are expressed in a currency other
than the sub-fund’s accounting currency; therefore, a change in exchange rates may result in a reduction in the
sub-fund’s net asset value;
6- Interest rate risk: risk linked to indirect investments in fixed-income products and their sensitivity to movements
on the yield curves. Thus, an increase in interest rates will result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
7- Credit risk: risk of a deterioration of credit quality or default of an issuer present in the portfolio. As such, in the
event of positive credit risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net
asset value.
Investors are reminded that high-yield debt securities present a greater credit risk, which may lead to a
greater reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
8- Liquidity risk on the sub-fund linked to low liquidity on the underlying markets, which makes them sensitive to
significant buy/sell flows; this could lead to a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
9- Risk associated with absolute return strategies: Absolute return management strategies employ techniques that
take advantage, in particular, of observed or anticipated differences in prices between markets, sectors, securities,
currencies, and instruments. If the markets move against these positions (for example, if they rise for short
transactions and/or fall for long transactions) the NAV of these UCIs or investment funds could fall. It is also
possible that these management strategies lead to a drop in the net asset value of the sub-fund in the event of
an upturn in the financial markets (equities and/or bonds and/or commodities).
10- Counterparty risk: The sub-fund may use temporary purchases and sales of securities and/or financial futures
(over-the-counter derivatives). These transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk
of the counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the
counterparty risk may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the
regulations in force.
11- Risks associated with temporary purchases and sales of securities: In addition to the counterparty risk previously
mentioned, the use of these techniques, the management of their guarantees, and their reuse involve certain
specific risks such as the possibility of a lack of liquidity for any instrument, possible risks in relation with the legal
documentation, the application of the contracts, and their limits, operational and custodial risks, a risk of incorrect
valuation, and a counterparty risk. If use of these transactions proves to be inadequate, ineffective, or a failure
due to market conditions, the sub-fund may suffer significant losses that will have a negative effect on the sub-
fund’s net asset value.
Guarantee or protection: None
Target subscribers and typical investor profile: All subscribers
The sub-fund is intended for investors who are seeking a diversified investment vehicle.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each unitholder’s personal situation. To determine
this amount, unitholders must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the recommended
investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment. Investors are also
strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: 5 years or more.
Establishment and allocation of amounts available for distribution:
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Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be distributed independently of each other, in whole or in part,
according to the procedures described below. Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of
five months from the year-end.
• C share: accumulation share
• D share: distribution share, full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital gains or losses defined in 2) above, the management company may distribute them (fully or partially) and/or carry them forward (fully or partially).
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
For distribution shares: full distribution of the net income as defined in 1) above, concerning the capital gains or losses
defined in 2) above, the management company may, each year, accumulate them (fully or partially) and/or distribute them
(fully or partially) and/or carry them forward (fully or partially).
Distribution frequency:
• C share: accumulation share
• D share: Annual by decision of the management company. Interim payments may be made.
Share characteristics:
Share name ISIN
code
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Minimum
initial Fractional units
Eligible
subscribers
C FR0007035563 Accumulation Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
D FR0013329505 Distribution Euro €100 Ten-
thousandths
All
subscribers
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin
Maurel (D-1) and executed on the basis of the net asset value of the following business day (D). Settlement and delivery
of securities will take place on the third business day following the NAV execution date (D+3).
Orders are executed in accordance with the table below:
D-1 business day D-1 business day D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+3 business
days
D+3 business
days
Centralisation of
subscription orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Centralisation of
redemption orders
before 12 p.m.¹
Execution of the
order no later than
day D
Publication of
net asset
value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
¹Unless otherwise agreed with your financial institution.
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Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe – 29, avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris / Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29,
avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris.
Establishment of net asset value:
The net asset value is calculated on all business days of the Paris stock exchange, with the exception of public holidays
in France (Euronext official calendar), even if the reference stock exchange is open; in that event, it is calculated on the
first business day before.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees:
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the management
company, marketer, distributor, etc.
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fees
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares Maximum 5%
Subscription fees
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
not payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee
payable to the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
• Operating and management charges:
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction charges
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the transaction fee, where applicable, which may be collected
particularly by the custodian and the management company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
- performance fees. These remunerate the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-
fund’s objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
- activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
- a share of the income from temporary purchases and sales of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate / Scale
1 Financial management fees
Net assets excluding units or
shares
of UCI managed by
Rothschild & Co Asset
Management Europe
Maximum 1.4%, all taxes included*
2 Administrative fees external to the
management company
3 Maximum indirect charges
(fees and management charges) Net assets Maximum 2%, all taxes included
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between 50%
and 100%
Deduction from each
transaction
0.03% on French and foreign bonds
0.30% on French shares
0.40% on foreign shares
2% of the premium on options on equities and equity
indexes
5 **Performance fee Net assets With effect from 1 January 2019:
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15% including taxes*** of the annual
outperformance net of fees of the sub-fund over the
composite benchmark index (30% MSCI USA NR
EUR + 30% MSCI Europe NR EUR + 6% MSCI
Japan NR EUR + 9% MSCI Emerging Markets NR
EUR + 25% 3-month EURIBOR dividends
reinvested and converted into euros, with each of
the components valued on the business day D-1
against the net asset value date) and the highest net
asset value of an accounting period having
previously been subject to a deduction (see
calculation method below).
* The management company is exempt from VAT.
** The performance fee shall be applicable with effect from 1 January 2019.
*** Performance fees may not be deducted for a reference period of less than one year. The first deduction shall therefore
take place on the basis of the last NAV of the end of the financial year ending in December 2019.
Calculation of the performance fee:
With effect from 1 January 2019:
The performance fee is calculated on a maximum history of three years by comparing the evolution of the sub-fund’s assets
(coupon reinvested and excluding variable management fees) with the assets of a reference fund: • the starting value of which is that of the sub-fund’s assets (i) at the closing of the previous financial year if
performance fees were deducted at this closing or, failing that, (ii) at the closing of the most recent financial year having given rise to the deduction of a performance fee over the last three financial years if performance fees were deducted for one of these financial years or, failing that, (iii) at the closing of the third financial year preceding if no performance fees were deducted for the past two financial years (iv) or, failing that, on 1 January 2019;
• and which yields a daily performance equal to that of the benchmark recording the same variations in subscriptions and redemptions as the sub-fund.
If, at the closing of the financial year, the sub-fund’s assets (excluding variable management fees) are greater than the
assets of the reference sub-fund with the above starting value, then a performance fee equal to 15% including taxes of the
valuation difference between the sub-fund’s assets and the reference fund is deducted.
A provision for these fees is set aside at each calculation of the net asset value and actually collected each year on the
closing date of the financial year.
The provision shall be written back each time the difference between the two asset values decreases. In the event of
underperformance (the sub-fund’s assets are less than the reference fund’s assets), the provisions shall be written back
until the overall allocation is depleted, excluding any accrued variable management fees.
Any provisions existing at the end of the financial year and the share of the commission coming from share redemptions
during the financial year shall be paid to the management company.
Securities lending or borrowing is remunerated on a pro rata temporis basis according to a fixed or variable rate that
depends on market conditions.
Temporary purchases and disposals of securities:
For its temporary sales of securities, the sub-fund’s service provider shall be one or more credit institutions having their
head office in a member state of the European Union. The service providers shall act independently of the sub-fund and
shall systematically be counterparties of transactions on the market. These service providers shall belong to the Rothschild
& Co Group or an entity of the group to which it belongs (hereinafter “Entity”). As such, the Entity’s performance of the
transactions may generate a potential conflict of interest.
No remuneration is retained by the custodian (as part of its custodian function) or the management company on temporary
purchases and sales of securities. All income from these transactions shall be fully collected by the sub-fund. These
transactions generate costs borne by the sub-fund; the billing by the Entity may not exceed 50% of the income generated
by these transactions.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the sub-fund’s annual report.
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Intermediary selection procedure
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
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Sub-fund No. 8: R-co BOND OPPORTUNITIES
➢ General characteristics
ISIN code:
C EUR share: FR0013417524
I EUR share: FR0013417532
Share characteristics:
Type of right attached to the share class: the rights of owners are expressed in shares, each share corresponding to a fraction
of the sub-fund’s assets. Each shareholder is entitled to ownership of the assets of the SICAV sub-fund in proportion to the
number of shares held.
Management of liabilities: liabilities are managed by Rothschild Martin Maurel. Admission of the shares is done in Euroclear
France.
Voting rights: each shareholder has voting rights attached to the respective shares held. The articles of association of the
SICAV specify how they shall be exercised.
Form of shares: bearer
Fractional shares: all shares are broken down into ten thousandths of shares.
Closing date: Last trading day of December.
First closing: 31 December 2019.
Taxation:
The tax treatment of capital gains or losses upon full or partial redemption and of unrealised capital gains or losses depends
on the tax provisions that apply to the particular situation of each subscriber and/or the investment jurisdiction of the SICAV.
When in doubt, the subscriber should contact a professional adviser. A switch from one share class to another is regarded
as a disposal, and any capital gains realised at that time are generally regarded as taxable.
➢ Special provisions
Classification: Bonds and other international debt securities.
Delegation of financial management: None
Management objective: The objective of the R-co BOND OPPORTUNITIES sub-fund, over the recommended investment
period of more than 3 years, is to achieve positive annual performance net of fees greater than that of:
- for the C EUR share, the Capitalised EONIA (with a minimum value of 0.00%) + 2.50%
- for the I EUR share, the Capitalised EONIA (with a minimum value of 0.00%) + 2.95%
with a target maximum average annual volatility of 5% through discretionary management.
Benchmark: The benchmark of the sub-fund is the Capitalised EONIA (with a minimum value of 0.00%) + 2.50% annual
for the C EUR shares and + 2.95% annual for the I EUR shares.
The EONIA (Euro Overnight Index Average) corresponds to the weighted average of the rates applied for overnight
interbank lending transactions granted by a panel of reference banks in the eurozone. It is calculated by the European
Central Bank on a “number of exact days/360” basis and published by the European Banking Federation.
The EONIA administrator is exempt from Article 2.2 of the Benchmark Regulation as a central bank and as such is not
entered on the register maintained by the ESMA.
Investment strategy:
a. Description of strategies used:
Overall strategic allocation of the portfolio
The portfolio may be allocated to all bond asset classes (sovereign bonds, credit bonds, structured bonds) on all markets
and currencies, within the limits of the constraints defined in the prospectus. The portfolio is allocated on a discretionary
basis, and its exposure depends on the management company’s expectation of the evolution of the various yield, currency,
and risk premium curves. The allocation strategy will be implemented through direct investments on all bond markets
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(bonds or fixed-income securities) or synthetically through the use of financial futures (including options and futures, CDS,
and TRS).
The portfolio will consist of fixed-income products through direct investments and/or in UCIs, including money market UCIs,
for a minimum of 90% of its net assets.
With a view to achieving its management objective, the sub-fund will make the following overall allocation:
- Between 80% and 100% of net assets directly in fixed-income products
- Up to 10% of net assets directly in equity products
- Up to 10% of net assets in UCIs, including money market UCIs
- Ancillary cash
The R-co BOND OPPORTUNITIES sub-fund’s portfolio is composed of direct fixed-income products for a minimum of 80%
of its net assets.
- bonds (including equity shares, index-linked bonds, convertible bonds up to a maximum of 20% of net assets,
subordinated bonds including a maximum of 40% of net assets in contingent convertible bonds, perpetual bonds
up to a maximum of 40% of net assets) at a fixed, variable, or adjustable rate, of any credit quality (securities rated
speculative by rating agencies and/or non-rated securities may represent up to a maximum of 50% of net assets),
from public and/or private issuers, of any geographical area (including a maximum of 20% of net assets in non-
OECD countries including emerging markets), of any maturity
- and up to 55% of net assets in money market instruments or equivalent, including negotiable debt securities (fixed,
variable, or adjustable rate), such as short-term negotiable securities (including certificates of deposit and
commercial paper issued before 31 May 2016), Euro Commercial Paper, and negotiable medium-term notes
Callable/putable bonds may represent up to 100% of the sub-fund’s net assets.
Up to a maximum of 20% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be invested in securities and bonds issued by non-member
States of the OECD and/or issuers having their registered office in a non-OECD country, including in emerging countries.
Information about the geographical area of the issuers and the sensitivity range within which the sub-fund is managed is
provided in the table below:
Interest rate sensitivity range
within which the sub-fund is
managed
Geographical area (nationality)
of the securities issuers
Range of exposure
corresponding to this region
-3 to 8
Eurozone 0 - 100%
Europe (outside eurozone) 0 - 100%
Member countries of the OECD
(outside Europe) 0 - 100%
Non-OECD countries
(including emerging countries) 0 - 20%
The sub-fund may also invest in financial futures traded on French and foreign regulated markets, organised or over-the-
counter (rate swaps, total return swaps, credit derivatives, particularly credit default swaps, forward exchanges) in order to
pursue its management objective (guiding the portfolio’s sensitivity and credit risk). To do this, it hedges its portfolio and/or
exposes it to equity, fixed-income, currency, and index markets.
The sub-fund’s overall equity market exposure, including any off-balance sheet exposure, shall not exceed 10%.
The sub-fund’s overall fixed-income market exposure, including any off-balance sheet exposure, will allow the portfolio’s
sensitivity to remain within a range between -3 and 8.
The sub-fund’s overall currency risk exposure, including any off-balance sheet exposure, shall not exceed 30%.
The sub-fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in shares or units of French and European UCIs, in compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements, particularly in money market UCIs for cash management purposes as well as in
diversification UCIs (particularly convertible bonds) in order to pursue the management objective.
The equity risk associated with the investment in convertible bonds shall not exceed 10% of the sub-fund’s net assets.
The portfolio’s sensitivity falls within the range of -3 to 8 (including balance sheet assets and financial futures).
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Existence of a possible currency risk for eurozone residents (up to 30% of the sub-fund’s net assets).
Strategies:
In an international investment universe, the sub-fund offers active management in terms of investment, exposure, and
hedging on the fixed-income and currency product markets. The management team establishes strategic and tactical
positions in all fixed-income markets, including derivatives and securities with embedded derivatives, and currency
markets.
The management team has limited diversification in non-OECD markets, including emerging markets (maximum of 20%
of net assets).
The following sources of added value are used for management:
1. Sensitivity: the overall sensitivity of the portfolio is actively managed within a range between -3 and 8 and can be adjusted upwards or downwards with the objective of seeking yield and according to the management team’s rate trend expectations. The sensitivity allocation among the various bond markets and among the various yield curve segments is updated and adjusted by macroeconomic analysis: - The monthly investment committee defines a central economic scenario and an asset allocation. - The impact of this scenario on the bond market environment (sensitivity, curve positions,
credit/government allocation, beta, sector and geographic allocations) is analysed at the weekly Top-Down Rate and Credit Committee meeting. This committee analyses trends on the bond market (rates, curves, maturity spreads, ratings, sectors), its valuation, as well as technical factors (supply and demand, primary market issues, liquidity, volatility, etc.) to determine a strategic allocation (interest rate/sensitivity exposure, yield curve positioning, and geographical allocation).
2. Yield curve positioning: depending on the management team’s expectations regarding movements in
the various segments of the yield curves (flattening and/or steepening), strategic and tactical allocation may lead to a preference for securities with short and/or very long maturities over intermediate maturities, or vice versa.
3. Allocation over the credit cycle and credit risk exposure: The sub-fund’s management process combines Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches. The selection of securities is based on a fundamental approach that involves two steps:
A quantitative analysis based on the probability of default: - by using a large amount of public data and statistics on each company, - by comparing these data to data of companies in the same economic sector, - by determining a theoretical valuation that compares favourably or unfavourably with the valuation
given by the market. A qualitative analysis based on: - sustainability of the sector, - study of the competition, - understanding of the balance sheet, - understanding of the construction of profitability (supply/demand imbalance, cost-benefit analysis,
patents, brands, regulations, etc.), - understanding of debt schedules (balance sheet and off-balance sheet), - establishment of the probability of intra-sector survival.
In order to update the credit risk exposure, the management team seeks to determine the positioning in the credit cycle through the analysis of a set of elements: - Trends in issuer credit metrics (debt ratios, coverage of financial costs, operating margins); - Trends in the quality of the ratings of the pool (distribution of the pool by signature category,
upgrade/downgrade ratio, composition by primary market rating); - Monitoring of market liquidity indicators - Trends in default rates and medium-term expectations
Based on the medium-term trend towards improving or deteriorating default rates, we determine a beta of the portfolio relative to the market.
In addition, based on the credit cycle positioning, the management team determines a risk allocation at various levels: - One allocation per rating;
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- A sector allocation (financial vs corporate and cyclical vs defensive): The sectoral allocation results from the analysis of the economic and financial environment. This analysis identifies the long-term risks and problems that influence the price formation. In particular, analyses of default histories and competition are examined. - A geographical allocation.
4. Geographical allocation: The positions among the various international bond markets reflect the
management team’s allocation choices regarding fixed-income market trends and the results of internal quantitative and qualitative analyses based on internal and external research. Investments are made within the specific framework of the sub-fund’s management constraints. As such, up to 100% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be invested in OECD countries and up to 20% outside the OECD, including emerging countries.
5. Use of derivatives: Depending on the management team’s strategic and tactical expectations and allocation choices relating to trends in the volatility and prices of underlying assets, the manager may need to sell or buy derivatives, in particular futures, options, TRS (maximum 50% of the sub-fund’s net assets), and CDS.
6. Allocation in currency markets: Currency positions are derived from the management team’s
qualitative and quantitative strategic and tactical views. These perspectives come from internal analyses based on both internal and external studies and are quantified and adapted according to the sub-fund’s specific management constraints. The sub-fund’s overall currency market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed 30%.
b. Description of asset classes:
All asset classes included in the composition of the assets of the sub-fund are:
• Equities: 0–10% of net assets
Within the holding range specified in the table below, the sub-fund may invest in equity products. The
sectoral and geographical distribution of issuers is not determined in advance and shall be determined
according to market opportunities.
In any event, the allocation of the equity segment (investment and/or exposure) is between 0% and
10% of the sub-fund’s net assets in all industrial sectors and all market capitalisations (with a maximum
of 10% small caps and 10% equities of non-OECD countries, including emerging countries).
• Debt securities, money market instruments, and Bonds: 80–100% of net assets
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund will invest in particular in:
- bonds (including equity shares, index-linked bonds, convertible bonds up to a maximum of 20%
of net assets, subordinated bonds including a maximum of 40% of net assets in contingent convertible
bonds, perpetual bonds up to a maximum of 40% of net assets) at a fixed, variable, or adjustable rate,
of any credit quality (securities rated speculative by rating agencies and/or non-rated securities may
represent up to a maximum of 50% of net assets), from public and/or private issuers, of any
geographical area (including a maximum of 20% of net assets in non-OECD countries including
emerging markets), of any maturity
- and up to 55% of net assets in money market instruments or equivalent, including negotiable
debt securities (fixed, variable, or adjustable rate), such as short-term negotiable securities (including
certificates of deposit and commercial paper issued before 31 May 2016), Euro Commercial Paper,
and negotiable medium-term notes.
Callable/putable bonds may represent up to 100% of the sub-fund’s net assets.
The management company does not exclusively or automatically use credit ratings issued by rating
agencies but undertakes its own in-depth analysis to assess the credit quality of fixed-rate instruments.
• Holding of shares or units of other UCITSs, AIFs, or investment funds governed by foreign law: 0–10% of net assets
Within the holding range specified below, the sub-fund may hold: ▪ units or shares of French or European UCITSs governed by European directive 2009/65/EC, ▪ units or shares of French or European AIFs.
Note: The sub-fund may hold units or shares of UCIs managed directly or by delegation or advised by
the Rothschild & Co. Group.
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For each of the classes mentioned above:
Equities Debt securities, Money
market instruments and
Bonds
Units or shares of UCIs or
investment funds
Holding ranges
0–10%
80% - 100%
0 - 10%
investment in small-cap
instruments
0–10% None None
Investment in financial
instruments of non-OECD
countries (including emerging
countries)
0 - 20% (including a maximum of 10% in stocks)
Investment restrictions
imposed by the management
company
None None None
c. Derivatives:
The sub-fund may trade on regulated, organised, or OTC markets.
The manager shall trade on equity, interest rate, credit, and currency risk. In order to achieve the management objective,
these trades shall be carried out for the purposes of portfolio hedging (sale of futures) and exposure to reconstitute a
synthetic exposure to assets (purchase of futures). In particular, the manager may trade futures, options, swaps (TRS up
to 50% of the sub-fund’s assets) and forwards, and credit derivatives.
The sub-fund’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
10%.
The sub-fund’s overall fixed-income market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, will allow
the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range between -3 and 8.
The portfolio sub-fund’s overall currency market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall
not exceed 30%.
Credit derivatives:
The credit allocation is determined at the discretion of the manager.
The credit derivatives used are baskets of CDS and CDS on a single issuer.
These credit derivatives are used for hedging purposes through the purchase of protection: - in order to limit the risk of capital loss on certain issuers (present in the portfolio) - in order to benefit from the anticipated deterioration of the credit quality of an issuer or a basket of issuers not
present in the portfolio greater than that of an exposure presented in the portfolio.
and for exposure, through the sale of protection, to: - the credit risk of an issuer - the credit risk on baskets of CDS
As CDS could be used for credit risk exposure or hedging the portfolio’s credit risk, the use of indexes to achieve this
purpose could create transactions that, line by line, could be equated with arbitrage (hedging of the portfolio’s overall credit
risk by issuers, parent companies, subsidiaries or other entities not present in the portfolio).
Total Return Swaps: In particular, up to a limit of 50% of its net assets, the sub-fund may use Total Return Swaps. The
aim of these financial forwards is to trade on the performance of a security, a basket of securities, or an index.
Derivatives will be used primarily to:
- synthetically reconstruct the portfolio’s exposure to the bond market;
- partially hedge the assets in the portfolio against interest rate and credit risks.
The sub-fund shall have no structured securitisation instruments in the portfolio.
Information related to counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives:
Counterparties, which may or may not be a credit institution, shall be selected according to the procedure in force within
the Rothschild & Co Group and on the basis of the principle of selectivity as part of an ad hoc internal process. The
Management Company may regularly select the Custodian as its counterparty for OTC exchange derivatives.
In particular, this involves:
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- a validation of the counterparties at the end of this internal selection process, which takes into account criteria such as the nature of the activities, expertise, reputation, etc.
- a limited number of financial institutions with which the UCITS trades.
Maximum proportion of assets under management that may be the subject of a Total Return Swap: 50% of net assets.
Expected proportion of assets under management that will be the subject of a Total Return Swap: 25% of net assets.
Information related to counterparties of over-the-counter derivatives:
Counterparties, which may or may not be a credit institution, shall be selected according to the procedure in force within
the Rothschild & Co Group and on the basis of the principle of selectivity as part of an ad hoc internal process. The
Management Company may regularly select the Custodian as its counterparty for OTC exchange derivatives.
In particular, this involves: - a validation of the counterparties at the end of this internal selection process, which takes into account criteria
such as the nature of the activities, expertise, reputation, etc. - a limited number of financial institutions with which the UCITS trades.
These counterparties have no discretionary decision-making power over the composition or management of the investment portfolio of the UCI, the underlying asset of the derivatives, and/or the composition of the index as part of index swaps.
d. Securities with embedded derivatives (bond and other warrants, credit-linked notes, structured
EMTNs, convertible bonds, contingent convertible bonds, callable/putable bonds, etc.):
In order to achieve the management objective, the manager trades on interest rate, credit, currency, and equity risks.
These trades shall be carried out for the purposes of hedging or exposure. In particular, the manager may trade on the
structured EMTN and bond and other warrant markets, with a maximum of 100% of net assets invested in callable/putable
bonds, a maximum of 40% in contingent convertible bonds, a maximum of 40% in perpetual bonds, and a maximum of
20% in convertible bonds.
The sub-fund’s overall equity market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities with embedded
derivatives, shall not exceed 10%.
The sub-fund’s overall fixed-income and credit market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of securities
with embedded derivatives, will allow the portfolio’s sensitivity to remain within a range of between -3 and 8.
The sub-fund’s overall currency market exposure, including exposure resulting from the use of derivatives, shall not exceed
30%.
e. Deposits:
Within a limit of 10% of its net assets, the sub-fund may resort to deposits in euros with a life less than or equal to three
months so as to earn returns on the sub-fund’s cash.
f. Cash loans:
Within a limit of 10% of its net assets, the sub-fund may resort to loans, particularly in order to compensate for deferred
payment methods for asset movements.
g. Temporary purchases and sales of securities: None
Information about the financial guarantees of the sub-fund:
For transactions on OTC derivatives, the sub-fund may receive securities (such as bonds or securities issued or guaranteed
by a State or issued by international lending agencies and bonds or securities issued by private issuers of good quality) or
cash as collateral. There is no correlation policy insofar as the sub-fund will receive mainly government securities of the
eurozone and/or cash as collateral.
Cash received as collateral is reinvested in accordance with the applicable rules.
All of these assets must be issued by high-quality, liquid, low-volatility, diversified issuers that are not an entity of the
counterparty or its group.
Discounts may be applied to the collateral received; they shall take into account, in particular, the credit quality and the
volatility of the prices of the securities. The valuation is performed at least on a daily basis.
Financial collateral received must be able to give rise to a full execution by the sub-fund at any time and without consultation
or approval of the counterparty.
Financial guarantees other than in cash must not be sold, reinvested, or pledged.
Financial guarantees received in cash must only be:
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- placed in deposit accounts;
- invested in high-quality government bonds;
- invested in money market collective investment schemes.
Risk profile:
Your money shall be invested primarily in financial instruments selected by the management company. These instruments
will be subject to market fluctuations and uncertainties.
Investors are exposed through the sub-fund mainly to the following risks:
1. Risks associated with discretionary management: the discretionary management style is based on
anticipating trends on the various markets. There is the risk that the sub-fund will not always be invested in the best-performing markets.
2. Risk of capital loss: shareholders have no capital guarantee.
3. Interest rate risk: risk of the sub-fund (constituted by the balance sheet and its off-balance sheet commitments) due to its sensitivity to eurozone yield curve movements (sensitivity range between -3 and 8 of the fixed-income segment). Thus, in periods of interest rate increases (positive sensitivity) or decreases (negative sensitivity), the sub-fund’s net asset value is likely to be impacted negatively.
4. Credit risk: risk of credit quality deterioration or default of an issuer present in the portfolio or default of
a counterparty to an OTC transaction (swap). As such, in the event of positive credit risk exposure, an increase in credit spreads may cause a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value. Similarly, in the event of negative credit risk exposure, a decrease in credit spreads may cause a decline in the net asset value of the sub-fund. Note that up to 50% of the sub-fund’s net assets may be exposed to a credit risk associated with fixed-income investments not rated and/or rated High-Yield by rating agencies.
5. High-yield credit risk: This is the credit risk applying to securities deemed speculative that present higher
probabilities of default than those of securities in the Investment Grade category. In exchange, they offer higher levels of yield but may, if the rating is downgraded, significantly reduce the net asset value of the sub-fund. Non-rated signatures, which will be selected, shall be included in this category in the same manner and may present equivalent or greater risks because of their non-rated nature. The increased risk of default of these issuers may lead to a decline in the net asset value.
6. Risks associated with the use of derivatives: To the extent that the sub-fund may invest in derivatives
and securities with embedded derivatives, the sub-fund’s net asset value may decline more significantly than the markets to which the sub-fund is exposed.
7. Counterparty risk: The sub-fund may use financial futures (over-the-counter derivatives). These
transactions, entered into with a counterparty, expose the sub-fund to a risk of the counterparty’s default, which may cause the net asset value of the sub-fund to decline. Nevertheless, the counterparty risk may be limited by establishing guarantees granted to the sub-fund in accordance with the regulations in force.
8. Risk that the sub-fund’s performance will not be consistent with its objectives and that the sub-fund will
not always be invested in the best-performing markets.
9. Specific risk associated with the use of complex subordinated bonds (contingent convertible bonds, also known as “CoCos”): A debt is called subordinated when its repayment depends on the initial repayment of other creditors. As such, the subordinated creditor shall be repaid after the ordinary creditors, but before the shareholders. In consideration of this risk premium, the interest rate on this type of debt is higher than that of others. CoCos present specific risks associated with the possibility of cancellation or suspension of their coupon, total or partial reduction of their value, or their conversion into equities. These conditions may be triggered, in whole or in part, when the issuer’s level of equity falls below the trigger threshold of the contingent convertible bond. The occurrence of any of these risks may result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
10. Currency risk: the shareholder may be exposed to currency risk. Some assets are expressed in a currency other than the sub-fund’s accounting currency; therefore, a change in exchange rates may result in a reduction in the sub-fund’s net asset value.
11. Risk associated with exposure to non-OECD countries (including emerging countries): up to a 20%
maximum; the manner in which these markets operate and are supervised may differ from the standards that prevail in the major international markets.
12. Equity risk: Risk of a decline in the portfolio’s net asset value because of the equity market’s deterioration.
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Guarantee or protection: none.
Target subscribers and typical investor profile: all subscribers (see summary table of share characteristics).
Typical profile:
The sub-fund is intended for investors who want medium-term diversified exposure to fixed-income markets through private and/or public issuers in any geographical area.
The amount that can be reasonably invested in this sub-fund depends on each shareholder’s personal situation. To
determine this amount, investors must consider their personal wealth, their current needs, and their needs over the
recommended investment period as well as their willingness to take risks or, otherwise, favour a cautious investment.
Investors are also strongly advised to diversify their investments sufficiently so as not to be exposed solely to the risks of
this sub-fund.
Recommended investment period: more than 3 years.
Establishment and allocation of amounts available for distribution:
Net income for the year is equal to the amount of interest, arrears, dividends, premiums, bonuses, and directors’ fees, as
well as all income relating to securities that constitute the sub-fund’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings,
less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1) net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus net accruals for the year;
2) realised capital gains, net of charges, minus realised capital losses, net of expenses recognised for the year, plus net
capital gains of the same nature recognised over prior years that were not distributed or accumulated, minus or plus capital
gains accruals.
The amounts indicated in points 1) and 2) above may be accumulated and/or distributed and/or carried forward,
independently of each other, in whole or in part, according to the procedures described below. Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five months from the year-end.
• C EUR and I EUR shares: accumulation shares.
For accumulation shares: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those amounts
that are subject to compulsory distribution by law.
Distribution frequency:
• C EUR and I EUR: amounts available for distribution are fully accumulated.
Share characteristics:
Share
name
ISIN
code
Eligible
subscribers
Allocation of
amounts
available for
distribution
Currency
of issue
Initial value
of the share
Minimum
initial
subscription
amount*
Fractional
units
C EUR FR0013417524 All subscribers Accumulation Euro €100 €2500 Ten-
thousandths
I EUR FR0013417532 Institutional Accumulation Euro €1000 €5,000,000 Ten-
thousandths
* The Management Company or any other entity belonging to the same group is exempt from the initial minimum
subscription obligation.
Subsequent subscriptions may be done in shares or fractions of shares, where applicable.
The sub-fund has two share classes. These two classes differ particularly from the point of view of their management fees,
their nominal value, and the distribution network(s) for which they are intended.
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In addition, for each share class, the Management Company reserves the right to not activate it and therefore to delay its
commercial launch.
Subscription and redemption:
Subscription and redemption requests are received and centralised each day at twelve (12) p.m. at Rothschild Martin Maurel and executed on the basis of the next net asset value (D). However, if the official closing time of the Paris stock exchange is made earlier on an exceptional basis, the subscription and redemption order centralisation time will be changed to 11:00 a.m. instead of 12:00 p.m. Settlements relating to subscriptions and redemptions occur on the second business day following (D+2).
Any shareholder may request the conversion of shares of one sub-fund or share class into another sub-fund or share class.
A shareholder making such a request must comply with the redemption and subscription conditions relating to the quality
of investors and with the minimum investment thresholds applicable to each of the sub-funds and/or share classes
concerned.
D D D: day of NAV
calculation
D+1 business
day
D+2 business
days
D+2 business
days
Centralisation of
subscription
orders before
12 p.m.
Centralisation of
redemption
orders before
12 p.m.
Execution of the
order no later
than day D
Publication of
net asset value
Settlement of
subscriptions
Settlement of
redemptions
Receipt of subscriptions and redemptions: Rothschild Martin Maurel – 29, avenue de Messine - 75008 PARIS
Establishment of net asset value:
The net asset value is calculated each day when the Paris stock exchange is open, with the exception of French public
holidays.
Net asset value adjustment method associated with swing pricing with a trigger threshold:
If, on a NAV calculation day, the total of net subscription/redemption orders from investors across all share classes of the
sub-fund exceeds a threshold pre-established by the management company and determined on the basis of objective
criteria as a percentage of the sub-fund’s net assets, the NAV can be adjusted upwards or downwards in order to take into
account the adjustment costs attributable to the net subscription/redemption orders respectively. The NAV of each share
class is calculated separately, but any adjustment has, in percentage terms, an identical impact across all NAVs of the
sub-fund’s share classes.
The cost and trigger threshold parameters are determined by the management company and reviewed periodically, at least
every six (6) months. These costs are estimated by the management company on the basis of transaction costs, buy/sell
spreads, as well as any taxes applicable to the sub-fund.
Given that this adjustment is related to the net balance of subscriptions/redemptions within the sub-fund, it is not possible
to accurately predict whether swing pricing will be applied at a given time in the future. Therefore, it is not possible to
accurately predict the frequency at which the management company will need to make such adjustments, which may not
exceed 1.50% of the NAV. Investors are informed that the volatility of the sub-fund’s NAV may not reflect only that of the
securities held in the portfolio because of the application of swing pricing.
➢ Charges and fees:
• Subscription and redemption fees
The subscription and redemption fees shown below respectively increase the subscription price paid by the investor or
reduce the redemption price received. The fees retained by the sub-fund are used to offset the costs incurred by the sub-
fund in investing or divesting the entrusted assets. Any fees not retained by the UCITS are paid to the Management
Company, marketer, distributor, etc.
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In the event of redemption followed by subscription, on the same day, on the same share class, and for the same amount
on the basis of the same net asset value, no subscription and/or redemption fees shall be charged.
• Operating and management fees:
These charges cover all costs billed directly to the sub-fund, with the exception of transaction costs. Transaction costs
include intermediation charges (brokerage, etc.) and the activity fee, where applicable, which may be collected particularly
by the Custodian and the Management Company.
The following may be added to the operating and management fees:
▪ performance fees. These reward the Management Company for achieving performance in excess of the sub-
fund’s objectives. They are charged to the sub-fund;
▪ activity fees charged to the sub-fund;
▪ a share of the income from temporary acquisitions and transfers of securities.
For more information on the charges actually billed to the sub-fund, refer to the Key Investor Information Document.
Fees charged to the sub-fund Base Rate
1 Financial management fees
Net assets
C EUR shares: Maximum 0.90%,
all taxes included
I EUR shares: Maximum 0.45%,
all taxes included
2 Administrative charges external to
the Management Company
3
Maximum indirect fees:
- management fees
- other fees:
- subscription
- redemption
Net assets None
4
Transaction fees
Custodian: between 0% and 50%
Management Company: between
50% and 100%
Deduction from each transaction
0.3% on French and foreign
equities
0.03% on French and foreign
bonds
€100 for any other transaction
5 Performance fee Net assets
15% of the sub-fund’s
outperformance relative to its
benchmark (the Capitalised
EONIA with a minimum value of
0.00%) + 2.50% for the C EUR
shares and + 2.95% for the I EUR
shares) (see calculation
procedures below).
Fees payable by the investor,
charged upon subscription or redemption Base Rate
Subscription fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares All share classes:
Maximum 2.00%
Subscription fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
Redemption fee not retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares All share classes:
Maximum 2.00%
Redemption fee retained by the sub-fund Net asset value * Number of shares None
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Performance fee:
The method of calculation of the performance fees shall be as follows:
The performance fee is calculated on a maximum history of three years by comparing the evolution of the sub-fund’s assets
(coupon reinvested and excluding variable management fees) with the assets of a reference sub-fund:
- the starting value of which is that of the sub-fund’s assets (i) at the closing of the previous financial year if performance
fees were deducted at this closing or, failing that, (ii) at the closing of the most recent financial year having given rise to
the deduction of a performance fee over the last three financial years if performance fees were deducted for one of these
financial years or, failing that, (iii) at the closing of the third financial year preceding if no performance fees were deducted
for the past two financial years, or, failing that, (iv) on the date of creation of the sub-fund.
- and which yields a daily performance equal to that of the benchmark recording the same variations in subscriptions and
redemptions as the sub-fund.
If, at the closing of the financial year, the sub-fund’s assets (excluding variable management fees) are greater than the
assets of the reference sub-fund with the above starting value, then a performance fee equal to 15% including taxes of the
valuation difference between the sub-fund’s assets and the reference fund is deducted.
A provision for these fees is set aside at each calculation of the net asset value and actually collected each year on the
closing date of the financial year.
The provision shall be written back each time the difference between the two asset values decreases. In the event of
underperformance (the sub-fund’s assets are less than the reference fund’s assets), the provisions shall be written back
until the overall allocation is depleted, excluding any accrued variable management fees.
Any provisions existing at the end of the financial year and the share of the commission coming from share redemptions
during the financial year shall be paid to the Management Company.
In addition, the management company does not receive any soft commission.
For any additional information, please refer to the SICAV’s annual report.
Financial intermediary selection procedure:
Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe takes meticulous care in choosing its intermediaries. They are selected on
the basis of the quality of their research, but also their speed and reliability in the execution and processing of orders. We
therefore choose those we consider to be the best following a rigorous, regular process.
IV. Commercial information
Modifications requiring a special notification to shareholders shall be disseminated to each identified shareholder or
through Euroclear France for unidentified shareholders in the form of an information notice.
Modifications not requiring a special notification to shareholders shall be communicated either in the SICAV’s interim
documents, available from the Custodian, through the press, through the Management Company’s website
(http://www.am.eu.rothschildandco.com), or by any other means in accordance with the regulations of the French financial
markets authority (AMF).
Repurchase or redemption of shares is carried out via Rothschild Martin Maurel.
Information on how social, environmental, and governance criteria are taken into account in the investment policy is
available on the Management Company’s website at www.am.eu.rothschildandco.com and in the annual report of the
SICAV.
The portfolio’s composition may be sent to professional investors subject to supervision of the ACPR, the AMF, or
equivalent European authorities, or to their service providers, with a confidentiality commitment, in order to meet their
regulatory requirements related to Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency 2).
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It will be sent in accordance with the provisions defined by the AMF with a period of no less than 48 hours after publication
of the net asset value.
For any additional information, shareholders may contact the Management Company.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY INFORMATION AGENT: For the subfunds listed below, no notification of authorisation for marketing in the Federal Republic of Germany has been filed and shares in these subfunds may NOT be marketed to investors within the jurisdiction of the German Investment Code (KAGB). As a result, the following subfunds are NOT available to investors in the Federal Republic of Germany:
• R-co Mines d’Or
• RMM Stratégie Modérée
• RMM Stratégie Diversifiée
• RMM Stratégie Dynamique
• R-co Bond Opportunities The following subfunds are available to investors in Germany:
• R-co Valor Balanced
• Martin Maurel Pierre Capitalisation
• Martin Maurel Senior Plus CACEIS Bank, Germany Branch, Lilienthalallee 34-36, D-80939 Munich, will act as information agent for the Federal Republic of Germany (the “German Information Agent”). Applications for the redemption and conversion of shares may be submitted to the Luxembourg paying agent CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch, 5 Allée Scheffer, L-2520 Luxembourg. All payments to shareholders, including redemption proceeds and any disbursements, are paid via the Luxembourg paying agent CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch, 5 Allée Scheffer L-2520 Luxembourg at the investor's request. Subscription and redemption payments can be made from/to the investor’s account at the custodian bank in Germany. The latest version of the sales prospectus (consisting of key investor information, the prospectus and management regulations) as well as the annual and semi-annual reports are available from the German Information Agent upon request free of charge and in hard copy during normal business hours. The issue and redemption prices of the shares, as well as all notices to shareholders, are also available from the German Information Agent free of charge. The issue and redemption prices of the shares are also published in the electronic Federal Gazette. Other notices to shareholders are published on the following website www.am.eu.rothschildandco.com. In addition, shareholders in the Federal Republic of Germany are notified via a durable medium in accordance with Section 167 of the German Investment Code (KAGB) in the following cases:
◼ Suspension of the redemption of shares in the Fund, ◼ Termination of the management or winding-up of a Fund, ◼ Amendments to the management regulation which are inconstant with the previous investment principles, which
affect material investor rights or which relate to remuneration and reimbursement of expenses that may be paid or made out of fund assets,
◼ Merger of the Fund with one or more other funds, ◼ Conversion of the Fund into a feeder fund or amendments to a master fund.
V. US investor information
The shares of this SICAV are not and will not be registered in the United States pursuant to the US Securities Act of 1933
as amended (“Securities Act of 1933”) or admitted under any law of the United States. These shares may not be offered,
sold, or transferred in or to the United States (including its territories and possessions) or benefit, directly or indirectly, any
US Person (within the meaning of Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) or equivalent (as referred to in the US “HIRE”
Act of 18 March 2010 and in the FATCA framework).
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As a foreign financial institution, the SICAV undertakes to comply with FATCA and to take any measure within the scope
of the aforementioned intergovernmental agreement.
VI. Investment rules
This SICAV shall comply with the regulatory ratios applicable to UCITS funds investing less than 10% in UCIs funds.
VII. Overall risk
Sub-fund No. 1: R-co VALOR BALANCED: The method used by the management company to calculate the overall risk
ratio is the relative risk value method as defined by the AMF’s General Regulation (art. 411-77 et s.).
Sub-fund No. 2: MARTIN MAUREL PIERRE CAPITALISATION: Overall risk associated with financial contracts is
calculated using the commitment method.
Sub-fund No. 3: R-co MINES D’OR: Overall risk associated with financial contracts is calculated using the commitment
method.
Sub-fund No. 4: MARTIN MAUREL SENIOR PLUS: Overall risk associated with financial contracts is calculated using the
commitment method.
Sub-fund No. 5: RMM STRATEGIE MODEREE: The method used by the management company to calculate the overall
risk ratio is the relative risk value method as defined by the AMF’s General Regulation (art. 411-77 et s.).
Sub-fund No. 6: RMM STRATEGIE DIVERSIFIEE: The method used by the management company to calculate the overall
risk ratio is the relative risk value method as defined by the AMF’s General Regulation (art. 411-77 et s.).
Sub-fund No. 7: RMM STRATEGIE DYNAMIQUE: The method used by the management company to calculate the overall
risk ratio is the relative risk value method as defined by the AMF’s General Regulation (art. 411-77 et s.).
Sub-fund No. 8: R-co BOND OPPORTUNITIES: The method used by the management company to calculate the overall
risk ratio is the absolute risk value method as defined by the AMF’s General Regulation (art. 411-77 et s.). Estimated
leverage: 300%
VIII. Asset valuation and accounting rules at the approval date
The SICAV has adopted the euro as the reference currency of each of its sub-funds.
The prices used for the valuation of securities traded on the stock exchange are the closing prices.
The prices of the futures markets are the settlement prices.
Interest is recognised according to the cash-basis method.
UCITS are valued at the last known price.
Treasury bills are valued at the market rate.
Negotiable debt securities with a residual life of more than three months are valued at the market rate, with the exception
of variable-rate or adjustable-rate negotiable debt securities not presenting any particular market sensitivity.
A simplified “linearisation” method is applied for negotiable debt securities with a remaining life of less than three months
not presenting any particular market sensitivity, on the basis of the crystallised three-month rate.
Repurchase agreements and sales with an option to repurchase are valued at the contract price.
The financial guarantees are valued at market price (mark-to-market) on a daily basis, in compliance with the valuation
rules described above.
The prices used for the valuation of OATs (fungible government bonds) are an average of contributors.
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Currency futures are valued at the daily fixing price, plus a variable premium/discount depending on the maturity and
currencies of the contract.
Credit default swaps (CDS) are valued as follows:
-for the leg representative of the premium: pro rata temporis value of this premium
-for the leg representative of the credit risk: according to the market price
Entries into the portfolio are recognised at their acquisition price, excluding costs.
IX. Remuneration
In compliance with Directive 2009/65/EC, Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe, as the delegated financial manager
of the SICAV, has drawn up and applies remuneration policies and practices compatible with sound and efficient risk
management and that do not encourage risk taking incompatible with the SICAV’s risk profiles and regulatory documents
and that do not harm the obligation to act in the best of its interests.
The remuneration policy complies with the economic strategy, objectives, values and interests of the SICAV and investors
and includes measures aimed at avoiding conflicts of interest.
In addition, as management company for alternative investment funds and UCITS, Rothschild & Co Asset Management
Europe also applies AIFM and UCITS directives.
The Regulated Population in terms of the AIFM and UCITS directives includes the following functions: ▪ General Management (excluding Partner Managers) ▪ Managers of AIF or UCITS ▪ Development and Marketing managers ▪ Internal Control Compliance Director ▪ Risk functions (operating, market, etc.) ▪ Administrative managers ▪ Any other employee that has a significant impact on the company’s risk profile or the AIF/UCITS managed and
whose overall remuneration is situated in the same remuneration tranche as other risk takers.
The remuneration policies and practices of Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe apply to all staff members, with
specific rules on deferred variable remuneration applicable to the Regulated Population, in line with the AIFM and UCITS
regulations.
Details concerning the Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe remuneration policy are available at
www.am.eu.rothschildandco.com.
A printed version of the Rothschild & Co Asset Management Europe remuneration policy can be made available free of
charge to investors in the SICAV on request at the registered office of the SICAV.
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R-co Open-ended investment fund (SICAV)
29, avenue de Messine – 75008 Paris
Trade and companies register: 844 443 390 R.C.S. Paris
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
TITLE 1 – FORM, PURPOSE, NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, AND DURATION OF THE COMPANY
Article 1 – Form
The holders of shares hereinafter created and shares subsequently created hereby form an open-ended investment fund
(SICAV) governed particularly by the provisions of the French commercial code relating to public limited companies
(Book II – Title II – Chapter V), the French monetary and financial code (Book II – Title I – Chapter IV – Section I –
Subsection I), their implementing texts, subsequent texts, and by these articles of association.
In accordance with Article L. 214-5 of the French monetary and financial code, the SICAV has sub-funds (“Sub-Funds”).
Each sub-fund gives rise to the issue of one or more share classes representative of the assets of the SICAV allocated to
it.
Article 2 – Purpose
The purpose of this company is to set up and manage a portfolio of financial instruments and deposits known as “sub-
funds” having different, specific management strategies as specified in the Prospectus.
Article 3 – Name
The company is an open-ended investment fund (SICAV) named “R-co”.
immediately preceded or followed by the words “Société d’investissement à capital variable” or the term “SICAV”, as the
case may be.
Article 4 – Registered office
The registered office is located in Paris (75008) at 29, avenue de Messine.
Article 5 – Duration
The duration of the company is 99 years from the date of its entry in the Trade and Companies Register, except in cases
of early dissolution or extension provided for in these articles of association.
TITLE 2 – CAPITAL, VARIATIONS OF CAPITAL, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SHARES
Article 6 – Share capital
The minimum share capital of the SICAV is 300,000 euros.
The initial capital of the SICAV is 300,100 euros divided into 3,001 fully paid-up C EUR shares.
It was constituted by 300,100 euros in cash.
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Share classes:
The characteristics of the various share classes and their access conditions are set out in the SICAV’s prospectus.
The different share classes may:
- Have different arrangements for distributing revenue (distribution or accumulation);
- Be denominated in different currencies;
- Be subject to different management fees;
- Be subject to different subscription and redemption fees;
- Have a different nominal value;
- Be systematically hedged against risk, either partially or in full, as set out in the prospectus. This hedging process is
performed using financial instruments that reduce the impact of the hedging transactions for the other unit classes of the
UCITS to a minimum;
- Be reserved for one or more distribution networks.
Possibility of grouping or division of shares by decision of the EGM.
Shares may be subdivided on decision of the board of directors into tenths, hundredths, thousandths, or ten thousandths,
referred to as fractional shares.
The provisions of the articles of association governing the issue and redemption of shares shall also apply to fractional
shares, whose value shall always be proportionate to that of the share that they represent. Unless otherwise stated, all
other provisions of the articles of association relating to units shall apply to fractional shares without any need to make a
specific provision.
Article 7 – Variations of capital
The amount of the capital is likely to change, resulting from the company’s issue of new shares and decreases following
the redemption of shares by the company for shareholders who so request.
Article 8 – Issues and redemptions of shares
Shares may be issued at any time at the request of the shareholders on the basis of their net asset value plus, where
applicable, the subscription fees.
Redemptions and subscriptions are performed under the conditions and according to the procedures specified in the
prospectus.
Redemptions can be made in cash and/or in kind. If the redemption in kind corresponds to a representative share of assets
in the portfolio, then only the written signed agreement of the shareholder must be obtained by the SICAV or the
management company. If the redemption in kind does not correspond to a representative share of assets in the portfolio,
all shareholders must give their written approval authorising the redemption of the outgoing shareholder’s shares against
certain specific assets, as defined explicitly in the agreement.
In derogation from the above, when the fund is an ETF, redemptions on the primary market can, with the agreement of the
portfolio’s management company and in respect of the interests of shareholders, be made in kind according to the
conditions defined in the prospectus or the fund’s rules. The assets will then be delivered by the issuer account holder
under the conditions defined in the SICAV’s prospectus.
In general, the assets redeemed are valued according to the rules set out in Article 9, and the redemption in kind takes
effect based on the first net asset valuation following the acceptance of the securities concerned.
Any subscription of new shares must be fully paid up. Otherwise, the subscription shall be nullified. Issued shares shall
have the same rights as the shares existing on the day of the issue.
Pursuant to Article L. 214-7-4 of the French financial and monetary code, the redemption of its shares by the company, as
for the issue of new shares, may be suspended on a temporary basis by the board of directors or executive board when
the circumstances so require and if the interests of the shareholders so dictate.
If the net assets of the SICAV (or, where applicable, a sub-fund) fall below the minimum regulatory requirement, no
redemption of shares may be done.
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Units may be subject to minimum subscription conditions, pursuant to the terms specified in the prospectus.
The SICAV may cease to issue shares pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 214-7-4 of the French monetary and
financial code, provisionally or definitively, in part or in full, in situations that objectively require the closure of subscriptions,
such as when the maximum number of shares has been issued, a maximum amount of assets has been reached, or a
specific subscription period has expired. The triggering of this tool will be the object of information by any means to existing
shareholders relative to its activation as well as to the threshold and the objective situation having led to the partial or full
closure decision. In the event of a part closure, this information by all means will explicitly point out the terms under which
existing shareholders can continue to subscribe throughout the duration of this partial closure. Shareholders are also
informed by all means of the decision by the SICAV or the management company either to end the full or part closure of
subscriptions (after a fall below the trigger threshold) or not to end it (if the threshold is changed or the objective situation
that led to the tool being implemented changes). A change in the objective situation invoked or in the trigger threshold for
the tool should always be undertaken in the interests of shareholders.
The information by all means points out the exact reasons for these changes.
Article 9 – Calculation of net asset value
The net asset value of the share is calculated in accordance with the valuation rules specified in the prospectus.
In addition, an indicative instantaneous net asset value shall be calculated by the investment firm in case of admission to
trading.
Contributions in kind may only consist of the securities, instruments, or contracts eligible to form part of the UCITS’s assets;
Contributions and redemptions in kind are valued in accordance with the valuation rules applicable to the calculation of the
net asset value.
Article 10 - Form of shares
The shares may be in bearer form or registered form, at the choice of the subscribers.
Pursuant to Article L. 211-4 of the French monetary and financial code, the securities must be recorded in accounts, kept
depending on the case by the issuer or an authorised intermediary.
The rights of holders shall be represented by an entry in an account in their name:
- with the intermediary of their choice for bearer securities;
- with the issuer and, if they wish, with the intermediary of their choice for registered securities.
The company may, at its own expense, request the name, nationality and address of the SICAV’s shareholders, together
with the quantity of securities held by each of them in accordance with Article L. 211-5 of the French monetary and financial
code.
Article 11 – Admission to trading on a regulated market and/or a multilateral trading system
Shares may be listed for trading on a regulated market and/or a multilateral trading system in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In the event that the SICAV whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market has a management objective based on an index, it must have put in place a mechanism to ensure that the price of its share does not deviate significantly from its net asset value.
Article 12 – Rights and obligations attached to shares
Each share entitles the holder to ownership of the corporate assets and an interest in the profits proportional to the fraction
of the capital that it represents.
The rights and obligations attached to the share shall follow the security in any change of ownership.
Each time it is necessary to own several shares in order to exercise any right whatsoever, and especially in the case of an
exchange or regrouping, the owners of isolated shares, or with a lower number than that required, may only exercise these
rights on condition that they make the grouping a personal affair, and eventually the purchase or sale of the necessary
shares.
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Article 13 – Indivisibility of shares
All joint holders of a share or the beneficiaries are required to be represented with the Company by a single person
appointed mutually by them or, failing that, by the president of the commercial court with jurisdiction over the location of
the registered office.
If a fractioning of shares has been chosen (Article 6):
Owners of fractions of shares may group together. In this case, they must be represented under the terms set out in the
previous line, by a single and same person, who will exercise for each group, the rights attached to ownership of one whole
share.
Possibility of specifying the allocation of voting rights at meetings, between beneficial owner and bare owner, or leave this
choice to the discretion of the interested parties, who shall be responsible for notifying the company.
TITLE 3 – ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
Article 14 – Administration
The company shall be administered by a board of directors of no fewer than three and no more than eighteen members
appointed by the general meeting.
During the life of the company, the directors shall be appointed or renewed in their functions by the ordinary general
meeting of shareholders.
Directors may be natural persons or legal entities. Upon their appointment, such legal entities must appoint a permanent
representative who shall be subject to the same conditions and obligations and who shall incur the same civil and criminal
liabilities as if he or she were a member of the board of directors in his or her own name, without prejudice to the liability
of the legal entity represented.
This mandate as permanent representative is given to him or her for the duration of the mandate of the legal entity
represented. If the legal entity revokes the mandate of its representative, it shall be required to notify the SICAV immediately
by registered letter of this revocation as well as the identity of its new permanent representative. The same is true in case
of death, resignation, or extended incapacity of the permanent representative.
Article 15 – Term of office of directors – Renewal of the Board
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of this article, the duration of the functions of the directors is three years for
the initial directors and six years at most for subsequent directors, each year referring to the interval between two
consecutive annual general meetings.
If one or more director seats become vacant between two general meetings, as a result of death or resignation, the board
of directors may make temporary appointments.
The director temporarily appointed by the board to replace another shall remain in office only for the remaining time of the
term of his or her predecessor. His or her appointment shall be subject to ratification by the next general meeting.
Any outgoing director may be re-elected. They may be dismissed at any time by the ordinary general meeting.
The functions of each member of the board of directors shall end at the conclusion of the ordinary general meeting of
shareholders having ruled on the accounts of the preceding financial year and held in the year in which his or her term
expires, with the understanding that, if the meeting is not held during this year, said functions of the member in question
shall end on 31 December of the same year, all subject to the exceptions below.
Any director may be appointed for a period of less than six years when this is necessary in order to ensure that the renewal
of the board remains as regular as possible and complete in each period of six years. This shall be the case particularly if
the number of directors is increased or decreased and the lawfulness of the renewal is affected.
When the number of members of the board of directors falls below the statutory minimum, the remaining member(s) must
immediately convene the ordinary general meeting of shareholders in order to make appointments to ensure that the board
has an appropriate number of members.
The number of directors who have exceeded the age of 70 years may not be more than one third of the directors in office.
If this limited is exceeded, the oldest board member is considered as resigning from their position.
The board of directors may be renewed in part.
In the event of resignation or death of a director and when the number of directors remaining in office is greater than or
equal to the minimum required by the articles of association, the board may, on a provisional basis and for the remainder
of the term, provide for his or her replacement.
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Article 16 – Executive Committee
The board shall elect from among its members, for the duration that it determines but not exceeding the duration of the
director’s term, a chairman who must be a natural person.
The chairman of the board of directors organises and manages the works of the board and presents these at the general
meeting. The chairman shall ensure that the bodies of the company function properly and, in particular, that the directors
are able to fulfil their duties.
If it deems it useful, the board of directors shall also appoint a vice-chairman and may also choose a secretary, even from
outside of the board of directors.
In the event of a temporary absence or the death of the chairman, the board will designate a session chairman chosen
among the vice-chairmen or by default among the board members.
Article 17 – Meetings and deliberations of the Board
Meetings of the board of directors are called by its chairman as often as required by the company’s interests, either at the
registered office or at any other location indicated in the notice of meeting.
If the board has not met for more than two months, at least one third of its members may ask the chairman to convene a
meeting for a specific agenda. The managing director may also ask the chairman to convene the board of directors on a
specific agenda. The chairman shall be bound by these requests.
Internal regulations may define, in accordance with the legal and regulatory provisions, the conditions for organising
meetings of the board of directors, which may take place by videoconference, to the exclusion of the adoption of decisions
expressly prohibited by Article L. 225-47 of the French commercial code (appointment of the chairman of the board of
directors), Article L. 225-53 (appointment of the chief executive officer and deputy chief executive officers), Article L. 225-
55 (dismissal of the chief executive officer and deputy chief executive officers), and Article L. 232-1 (closing of accounts).
Convening notices for the board meeting to approve the annual accounts shall be sent by post to each of the board
members. For all other committee meetings, a verbal invitation is allowed.
The presence of at least half of the members shall be required for valid deliberations. Decisions shall be taken by a majority
of the members present or represented.
Each director shall have one vote. In the event of a tie vote, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the casting vote.
If a videoconference is allowed, in compliance with prevailing regulations, the internal rules may stipulate that board
members taking part in the board meeting via video are considered to be present for quorum and majority calculations.
Article 18 – Minutes
Minutes shall be kept, and copies or extracts of the deliberations shall be issued and certified in accordance with the law.
Article 19 – Authority of the board of directors
The board of directors shall set the company’s business strategy and oversee its implementation. Within the limit of the
corporate purpose and subject to the powers expressly conferred to shareholders’ meetings by law, it shall consider any
matter involving the proper operation of the company and rule on matters that concern it through its deliberations.
The board of directors shall carry out the checks and verifications that it deems appropriate. The Company’s chairman or
managing director shall be required to communicate all documents and information necessary to each board member for
carrying out his/her duties.
Any board member may grant power of attorney to another board member to represent him/her at a meeting of the board
of directors. Each board member may, during the same meeting, have only one of the proxies received. These provisions
are applicable to the permanent representative of a legal entity standing as board member.
Article 20 – General management
The company’s general management shall be assumed, under its responsibility, either by the chairman of the board of
directors or by another natural person appointed by the board of directors and bearing the title of chief executive officer.
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The choice between the two methods of general management shall be made under the conditions established in these
articles of association by the board of directors for a term ending upon the expiry of the functions of chairman of the board
of directors in office. Shareholders and third parties shall be informed of this choice pursuant to the legal and regulatory
provisions in force.
Depending on the choice made by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions set out hereinabove, the
chairman or a managing director shall ensure the general management.
If the board of directors chooses to separate the functions of chairman and managing director, it shall appoint the managing
director and set the duration of his or her term of office.
If the Company’s general management is handled by the chairman of the board of directors, the following provisions relating
to the managing director shall be applicable to him/her.
Subject to the powers that the law expressly allocates to shareholders’ meetings as well as the powers that it reserves
specially for the board of directors, and within the limit of the corporate purpose, the managing director shall be vested with
the broadest powers to act in the name of the company in all circumstances. The managing director’s powers shall be
exercised within the limits of the corporate purpose and subject to those that the law expressly grants to shareholders’
meetings and the board of directors. He/she shall represent the Company in its relations with third parties.
The managing director may grant all partial delegations of his or her powers to any person of his or her choice.
The managing director may be dismissed at any time by the board of directors.
Upon the recommendation of the managing director, the board of directors may appoint up to five natural persons to assist
the managing director, who shall have the title of deputy managing director.
The deputy managing directors may be dismissed at any time by the board on the proposal of the managing director.
In agreement with the managing director, the board of directors shall determine the extent and duration of the powers
delegated to the deputy managing directors.
These powers may include the ability to make partial delegations. In the event of cessation of functions or incapacity of the
managing director, they shall maintain their functions and powers until the appointment of the new managing director,
unless the board decides otherwise.
The deputy managing directors shall have the same powers as the managing director as regards third parties.
For the performance of his or her functions, the managing director or the deputy managing director must be under the age
of 95 years. Any managing director or deputy managing director who has reached the age of 95 shall continue to perform
his/her duties until the ordinary general meeting ruling on the accounts for the financial year during which he/she reaches
the age limit.
Article 21 – Allowances and remuneration of the board
The remuneration of the chairman of the board of directors and that of the managing director or directors shall be set by
the board of directors; it may be fixed or both fixed and proportional.
An annual fixed remuneration may be assigned to the board of directors in the form of directors’ fees, the amount of which
is determined by the annual general meeting and maintained until otherwise decided by said meeting.
The board of directors shall divide this remuneration among its members as it sees fit.
Article 22 – Custodian
The custodian shall be appointed by the board of directors.
The custodian shall perform the duties for which it is responsible in accordance with the legal and regulatory provisions in
force and those contractually entrusted to it by the SICAV or the management company. It must, in particular, ensure that
the management company’s decisions are lawful. Where applicable, the custodian must take any protective measures that
it deems useful. It shall inform the French regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), in the event of a dispute with
the management company.
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Article 23 – Prospectus
The board of directors, or the management company if the SICAV has delegated its overall management, shall have all
powers to possibly make all changes to ensure the proper management of the company, all within the framework of the
legal and regulatory provisions specific to SICAVs.
TITLE 4 – STATUTORY AUDITOR
Article 24 – Appointment – Powers – Remuneration
The statutory auditor shall be appointed for six financial years by the board of directors after approval by the AMF from
among persons authorised to carry out this function for commercial companies.
The statutory auditor shall certify that the accounts are true and fair.
The statutory auditor may be reappointed to office.
The statutory auditor shall inform the AMF as soon as possible of any event or decision concerning the UCITS of which
the statutory auditor has become aware in the course of the work that may:
1° Constitute an infringement of applicable laws or regulations and which may have a significant effect on the Fund’s
financial situation, earnings, or assets;
2° Adversely affect the conditions or ability to continue as a going concern;
3° Result in the statutory auditor expressing a qualified opinion or refusing to certify the accounts.
Asset valuations and the determination of exchange ratios used in conversions, mergers, or splits shall be audited by the
statutory auditor.
The statutory auditor assesses all contributions or redemptions in kind under its responsibility, except under the framework
of redemptions in kind for an ETF on the primary market.
The statutory auditor shall certify the composition of the assets and other information before it is reported.
The statutory auditor’s fees shall be set by mutual agreement between the statutory auditor and the SICAV’s board of
directors or executive board on the basis of a work schedule specifying the procedures deemed to be necessary.
The statutory auditor shall certify the circumstances underlying any interim distributions.
TITLE 5 – GENERAL MEETINGS
Article 25 – General meetings
General meetings shall be convened and shall deliberate under the conditions provided for by law.
The annual general meeting, which must approve the Company’s accounts, must be convened within four months of the
financial year-end.
General meetings shall be held at the corporate registered office or at any other location defined in the notice convening
the meeting.
Any shareholder may participate, personally or through a proxy, in the general meetings subject to proof of identity and
ownership of shares, in the form of either an entry in the registered security accounts maintained by the company or an
entry in the bearer security accounts, at the locations mentioned in the notice of meeting; these formalities must be
completed two days before the date of the general meeting.
A shareholder may be represented in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-106 of the French commercial code.
A shareholder may also vote by correspondence under the conditions provided for by the regulations in force.
General meetings shall be chaired by the chairman of the board of directors or, in his or her absence, by a vice-chairman
or by a director appointed for this purpose by the board. Failing this, the general meeting itself shall elect its chairman.
Minutes of the general meeting shall be prepared, and their copies shall be certified and issued in accordance with the law.
TITLE 6 – ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Article 26 – Financial year
The financial year shall begin on the day after the last trading day in Paris in December and end on the last trading day in
Paris of the same month of the following year.
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However, as an exception, the first financial year shall include all transactions carried out since the creation date until the
last trading day in Paris of the month of December 2018.
Article 27 – Allocation of amounts available for distribution
The Board of Directors shall establish the net income for the year, which, in accordance with the provisions of the law, is
equal to the amount of interest, arrears, premiums, bonuses, and dividends, as well as all income relating to securities that
constitute the SICAV’s portfolio, plus income from temporary cash holdings, less management fees and borrowing costs.
Amounts available for distribution consist of the following:
1° Net income for the year, plus retained earnings and plus or minus the balance of the income equalisation account;
2° Capital gains realised, net of costs, minus capital losses realised, net of costs recorded during the period, plus net
capital gains of the same type recorded during earlier periods that were not the subject of any distribution and capitalisation
and minus or plus the balance of the capital gains equalisation account.
The amounts indicated in points 1° and 2° above may be distributed independently of each other, in whole or in part.
Amounts available for distribution must be paid within a maximum period of five (5) months from the year-end.
Each year, the Annual General Meeting shall decide on the distribution of the amounts available for distribution.
For each share class, where applicable, the SICAV may opt for one of the following formulas for each of the amounts
mentioned in points 1° and 2°: - Accumulation only: amounts available for distribution shall be fully accumulated, with the exception of those
amounts which are subject to compulsory distribution by law; - Income only: income is fully paid out, to the nearest round number; the company may make pay interim dividends; - For SICAV that would like to remain free to accumulate and/or distribute, and/or to retain amounts available for
distribution, the General Meeting shall decide each year on the allocation of the amounts indicated in points 1° and 2°.
Where applicable, the Board of Directors can decide, during the year, to distribute one or more interim dividends within the
limit of the net revenues of each of the amounts indicated in 1° and 2°, booked on the decision date, as well as their
amounts and their distribution dates.
For the (i) pure distribution and (ii) accumulation and/or distribution shares, the General Meeting shall decide each year
how to allocate the capital gains (accumulation, distribution, and/or carry-over).
More precise details concerning the allocation of amounts available for distribution are provided in the prospectus.
TITRE 7 - EXTENSION - DISSOLUTION – LIQUIDATION
Article 28 – Extension or early dissolution
At any time and for any reason whatsoever, the board of directors may propose the extension, early dissolution, or
liquidation of the SICAV to an extraordinary general meeting.
The issue of new shares and the buyback of shares by the SICAV from shareholders who so request shall cease on the
day of the publication of the notice of the general meeting at which the dissolution and liquidation of the company are
proposed or at the expiry of the duration of the company.
Article 29 – Liquidation
The liquidation methods shall be established according to the provisions of Article L.214-12 of the French monetary and
financial code.
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TITLE 8 – DISPUTES
Article 30 – Jurisdiction – Election of domicile
Any disputes that may arise during the company’s lifetime or its liquidation, either between the shareholders and the
company or between the shareholders themselves, in respect of corporate matters shall be heard and decided in
accordance with the law and subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts.
Articles of association updated following the Extraordinary General Meeting of 22 May 2019